Mortality rate, infant, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mortality rate, infant, female was 23.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
54th
of 197 countries
All-time high
124.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1978
All-time low
23.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1978–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 23.5 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 124.2 per 1,000 live births in 1978 and was at its lowest, 23.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th of 197 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.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 124.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1979 | 122.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 120.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 119 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 117.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 115.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 113.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 112.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 110.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 108.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 105.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 103.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 100.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 97.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 95.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 92.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 89.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 86.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 84 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 81.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 78.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 75.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 73.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 70.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 67.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 64.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 61.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 55.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 42.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 40.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 38.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 33.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123.3 per 1,000 live births | 122.4 per 1,000 live births | 124.2 per 1,000 live births | 2 |
| 1980s | 112.55 per 1,000 live births | 103.3 per 1,000 live births | 120.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.2 per 1,000 live births | 75.9 per 1,000 live births | 100.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.98 per 1,000 live births | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | 73.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1 per 1,000 live births | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 23.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 124.2 per 1,000 live births in 1978.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.