Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Laos
Laos: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.191 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.191
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
79th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.11
in 1963
All-time low
0.1531
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Laos, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.191 for mortality rates age 25 by sex in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Laos peaked at 1.11 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1531, in 2020.
That places Laos 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.8346 | — |
| 1951 | 0.8294 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.8246 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.82 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.808 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.8003 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.7951 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.7855 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.7805 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 1.01 | +28.9% |
| 1960 | 0.9973 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.9872 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7639 | -22.6% |
| 1963 | 1.11 | +44.9% |
| 1964 | 1.09 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.05 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.04 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.02 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.01 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9943 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9807 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9638 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6703 | -30.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6659 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7169 | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7048 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6918 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6677 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5807 | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.558 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5336 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5191 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5077 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4935 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4792 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4757 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4733 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4725 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4694 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.446 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4418 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4362 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4417 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4354 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4261 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4193 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4242 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4221 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4173 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4076 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4067 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4136 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4153 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4022 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4018 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3848 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3674 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3416 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3218 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2951 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2773 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2577 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2381 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2319 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.227 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2198 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.215 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2101 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1531 | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1954 | +27.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1958 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.191 | -2.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.191 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2668, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.191 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1654, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +44.9% | 0.7639 | 1.11 |
| 1959 | +28.9% | 0.7805 | 1.01 |
| 2021 | +27.7% | 0.1531 | 0.1954 |
| 1974 | -30.4% | 0.9638 | 0.6703 |
| 2020 | -27.1% | 0.2101 | 0.1531 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8284 | 0.7805 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.02 | 0.7639 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8065 | 0.6659 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5093 | 0.4725 | 0.5807 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4362 | 0.4193 | 0.4694 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3958 | 0.3416 | 0.4173 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2494 | 0.2101 | 0.3218 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1838 | 0.1531 | 0.1958 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Laos?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Laos was 0.191 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 1963.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1531 in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Laos ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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