What is child mortality rate in Laos?

Child mortality rate in Laos was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 25.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Laos rank for child mortality rate?

Laos ranks 59th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Laos data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Laos

Name: Child mortality rate in Laos
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Laos: Child mortality rate was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.94 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

59th

of 200 countries

All-time high

25.15 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

2.94 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Child mortality rate in Laos, 1960–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in Laos stood at 2.94 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Laos peaked at 25.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.94 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Laos ranks 59th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	25.15 deaths per 100 live births	25.15 deaths per 100 live births	25.15 deaths per 100 live births	1
1970s	20.98 deaths per 100 live births	20.68 deaths per 100 live births	21.28 deaths per 100 live births	2
1980s	17.74 deaths per 100 live births	15.43 deaths per 100 live births	20.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	12.6 deaths per 100 live births	10.45 deaths per 100 live births	14.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	8.04 deaths per 100 live births	6.18 deaths per 100 live births	10.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.63 deaths per 100 live births	3.65 deaths per 100 live births	5.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.19 deaths per 100 live births	2.94 deaths per 100 live births	3.48 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Laos

56 Gabon 3.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
57 Dominican Republic 3.06 deaths per 100 live births compare
58 Bangladesh 3.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
60 Fiji 2.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
61 Tajikistan 2.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
62 Marshall Islands 2.67 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for Laos

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 72,951 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 71,025 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 72,415 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 71,130 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 71,517 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 70,206 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Laos?: Child mortality rate in Laos was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 25.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Laos rank for child mortality rate?: Laos ranks 59th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.