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Mortality rate, infant in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mortality rate, infant was 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
27.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
53rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
135.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1978
All-time low
27.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
47
1978–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1978–2024

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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 in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 27.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 135.1 per 1,000 live births in 1978 and was at its lowest, 27.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Mortality rate, infant in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Year per 1,000 live births Change
1978 135.1 per 1,000 live births —
1979 133.4 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1980 131.5 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1981 129.9 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
1982 128.1 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1983 126.3 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1984 124.6 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1985 122.7 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
1986 120.6 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1987 118.6 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1988 116.2 per 1,000 live births -2.0%
1989 113.7 per 1,000 live births -2.2%
1990 111 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1991 108.2 per 1,000 live births -2.5%
1992 105.3 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
1993 102.4 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
1994 99.4 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
1995 96.6 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
1996 93.7 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
1997 90.9 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
1998 88.1 per 1,000 live births -3.1%
1999 85.2 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
2000 82.2 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
2001 79.2 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
2002 76 per 1,000 live births -4.0%
2003 72.8 per 1,000 live births -4.2%
2004 69.5 per 1,000 live births -4.5%
2005 66.2 per 1,000 live births -4.7%
2006 63 per 1,000 live births -4.8%
2007 59.9 per 1,000 live births -4.9%
2008 56.8 per 1,000 live births -5.2%
2009 53.9 per 1,000 live births -5.1%
2010 51.2 per 1,000 live births -5.0%
2011 48.6 per 1,000 live births -5.1%
2012 46.2 per 1,000 live births -4.9%
2013 44 per 1,000 live births -4.8%
2014 41.9 per 1,000 live births -4.8%
2015 39.9 per 1,000 live births -4.8%
2016 38.1 per 1,000 live births -4.5%
2017 36.4 per 1,000 live births -4.5%
2018 34.8 per 1,000 live births -4.4%
2019 33.3 per 1,000 live births -4.3%
2020 31.9 per 1,000 live births -4.2%
2021 30.5 per 1,000 live births -4.4%
2022 29.3 per 1,000 live births -3.9%
2023 28.2 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
2024 27.2 per 1,000 live births -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 134.25 per 1,000 live births 133.4 per 1,000 live births 135.1 per 1,000 live births 2
1980s 123.22 per 1,000 live births 113.7 per 1,000 live births 131.5 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 98.08 per 1,000 live births 85.2 per 1,000 live births 111 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 67.95 per 1,000 live births 53.9 per 1,000 live births 82.2 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 41.44 per 1,000 live births 33.3 per 1,000 live births 51.2 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 29.42 per 1,000 live births 27.2 per 1,000 live births 31.9 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 50 Tanzania, United Republic of 28.7 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 51 Dominican Republic 27.7 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 52 Ghana 27.5 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 54 Congo 27 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 55 Gabon 25.9 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 56 Eritrea 24.7 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Mortality rate, infant in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 27.2 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 recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 135.1 per 1,000 live births in 1978.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for mortality rate, infant?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.