Child mortality rate ihme in Laos
Laos: Child mortality rate ihme was 4.09 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
4.09
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
44th
of 204 countries
All-time high
31.49
in 1950
All-time low
4.09
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Child mortality rate ihme in Laos, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 4.09 for child mortality rate ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in Laos peaked at 31.49 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.09, in 2019.
That places Laos 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.65 | 29.82 | 31.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.31 | 26.96 | 29.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.62 | 22.77 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.81 | 17.35 | 22.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.49 | 12.23 | 16.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.51 | 7.32 | 11.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3 | 4.09 | 6.87 | 10 |
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More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,260 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 81,521 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 77,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 81,318 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate ihme in Laos?
- Child mortality rate ihme in Laos was 4.09 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 31.49 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.09 in 2019.
- How does Laos rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- Laos ranks 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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