Child mortality, annual growth rate in Laos
Laos: Child mortality, annual growth rate was -3.61 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Laos, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Laos recorded -3.61 % change on previous year for child mortality, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality, annual growth rate in Laos peaked at -2.68 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, -5.76 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Laos ranks 162nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Laos, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -2.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | -2.85 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1981 | -2.74 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1982 | -2.76 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1983 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1984 | -2.76 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1985 | -2.78 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1986 | -2.92 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1987 | -2.95 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1988 | -3.16 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1989 | -3.26 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1990 | -3.5 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 1991 | -3.56 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1992 | -3.76 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1993 | -3.76 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -3.91 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1995 | -3.76 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1996 | -3.98 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1997 | -3.9 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1998 | -3.96 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1999 | -4.13 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2000 | -4.21 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2001 | -4.5 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2002 | -4.71 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2003 | -4.94 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2004 | -5.2 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2005 | -5.36 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2006 | -5.41 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2007 | -5.44 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -5.76 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2009 | -5.65 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2010 | -5.5 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2011 | -5.65 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2012 | -5.44 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2013 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2014 | -5.26 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2015 | -5.13 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2016 | -4.95 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2017 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2018 | -4.73 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2019 | -4.7 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2020 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2021 | -4.6 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2022 | -4.22 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2023 | -4.09 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2024 | -3.61 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.82 % change on previous year | -2.82 % change on previous year | -2.82 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1980s | -2.89 % change on previous year | -3.26 % change on previous year | -2.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.82 % change on previous year | -4.13 % change on previous year | -3.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.12 % change on previous year | -5.76 % change on previous year | -4.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.13 % change on previous year | -5.65 % change on previous year | -4.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.23 % change on previous year | -4.66 % change on previous year | -3.61 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,260 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality, annual growth rate in Laos?
- Child mortality, annual growth rate in Laos was -3.61 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was -2.68 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.76 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Laos rank for child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 162nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.