Infant mortality rate in Laos
Laos: Infant mortality rate was 2.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Laos, 1978–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Laos recorded 2.72 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Laos peaked at 13.51 deaths per 100 live births in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.72 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Laos ranks 53rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.42 deaths per 100 live births | 13.34 deaths per 100 live births | 13.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.32 deaths per 100 live births | 11.37 deaths per 100 live births | 13.15 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.81 deaths per 100 live births | 8.52 deaths per 100 live births | 11.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8 deaths per 100 live births | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | 8.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | 5.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 50 Tanzania 2.87 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 2.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 52 Ghana 2.75 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 54 Congo 2.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 55 Gabon 2.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 56 Eritrea 2.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Laos?
- Infant mortality rate in Laos was 2.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 13.51 deaths per 100 live births in 1978.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for infant mortality rate?
- Laos ranks 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .