Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Laos
Laos: Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) was 134.06 per 1,000 female adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
134.06 per 1,000 female adults
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
68th
of 218 countries
All-time high
424.11 per 1,000 female adults
in 1960
All-time low
134.06 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, female in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, adult, female in Laos is 134.06 per 1,000 female adults, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Laos peaked at 424.11 per 1,000 female adults in 1960 and was at its lowest, 134.06 per 1,000 female adults, in 2024.
Laos ranks 68th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Laos, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 424.11 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1961 | 422.7 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 416.47 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 417.83 per 1,000 female adults | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 415.84 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 409.52 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 408.62 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 405.09 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 401.61 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 399.84 per 1,000 female adults | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 397.28 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 393.15 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 391.16 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 389.25 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 385.31 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 383.84 per 1,000 female adults | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 385.55 per 1,000 female adults | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 381.64 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 377.9 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 370.19 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 360.86 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 353.05 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 345.36 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 340.6 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 334.55 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 328.38 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 322.53 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 317.34 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 311.44 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 304.04 per 1,000 female adults | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 299.57 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 292.78 per 1,000 female adults | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 289.98 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 285.11 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 284.8 per 1,000 female adults | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 279.43 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 275.8 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 271.28 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 270.36 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 269.72 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 263.9 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 255.73 per 1,000 female adults | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 250.3 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 244.05 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 236.25 per 1,000 female adults | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 228.27 per 1,000 female adults | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 223.38 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 216.07 per 1,000 female adults | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 211.13 per 1,000 female adults | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 201.49 per 1,000 female adults | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 193.74 per 1,000 female adults | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 183.1 per 1,000 female adults | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 176.43 per 1,000 female adults | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 169.66 per 1,000 female adults | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 163.25 per 1,000 female adults | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 160.1 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 156.37 per 1,000 female adults | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 153.56 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 150.8 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 147.53 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 134.95 per 1,000 female adults | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 154.9 per 1,000 female adults | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 138.92 per 1,000 female adults | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 136.37 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 134.06 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 134.06 per 1,000 female adults is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150.06 per 1,000 female adults, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 134.06 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 110.57 per 1,000 female adults, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 412.16 per 1,000 female adults | 399.84 per 1,000 female adults | 424.11 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 385.53 per 1,000 female adults | 370.19 per 1,000 female adults | 397.28 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 331.82 per 1,000 female adults | 304.04 per 1,000 female adults | 360.86 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 281.88 per 1,000 female adults | 269.72 per 1,000 female adults | 299.57 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 233.06 per 1,000 female adults | 201.49 per 1,000 female adults | 263.9 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 165.45 per 1,000 female adults | 147.53 per 1,000 female adults | 193.74 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 139.84 per 1,000 female adults | 134.06 per 1,000 female adults | 154.9 per 1,000 female adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 65 Senegal 136.26 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 66 Indonesia 136.15 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 67 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 135.16 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 69 Cambodia 131.14 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 70 Philippines 131.01 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 71 Yemen 130.87 per 1,000 female adults compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, female in Laos?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Laos was 134.06 per 1,000 female adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 424.11 per 1,000 female adults in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.06 per 1,000 female adults in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Laos ranks 68th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.