Neonatal mortality rate in Laos
Laos: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Laos, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Laos stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Laos peaked at 8.4% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2019.
Laos ranks 44th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
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More health data for Laos
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 72,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 71,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 72,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 71,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 71,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 70,206 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Laos?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Laos was 2.0% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 1951.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- How does Laos rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Laos ranks 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days