Mortality from ncds sdgs in Laos
Laos: Mortality from ncds sdgs was 26.5 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
26.5
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
19th
of 185 countries
All-time high
34.3
in 2000
All-time low
26.5
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds sdgs in Laos, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 26.5 for mortality from ncds sdgs in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds sdgs in Laos peaked at 34.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.5, in 2021.
Laos ranks 19th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from ncds sdgs in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.3 | — |
| 2001 | 34 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.2 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 32.5 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 32.1 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 31.8 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 31.4 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 30.7 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 30.4 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 29.8 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 29.2 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 28.6 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 28.2 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 28 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 27.9 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.6 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.4 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 27.2 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.1 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 28.1 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 26.5 | -5.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 26.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 26.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.15, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.02 | 29.8 | 34.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.84 | 27.1 | 29.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3 | 26.5 | 28.1 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from ncds sdgs in Laos?
- Mortality from ncds sdgs in Laos was 26.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds sdgs recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds sdgs recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5 in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for mortality from ncds sdgs?
- Laos ranks 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds sdgs rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Mortality from ncds sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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