Neonatal mortality rate gho in Laos
Laos: Neonatal mortality rate gho was 2 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
49th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.39
in 1982
All-time low
2
in 2023
Years of data
42
1982–2023
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Laos, 1982–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate gho in Laos is 2, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate gho in Laos peaked at 5.39 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
That places Laos 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.12 | 4.84 | 5.39 | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.33 | 3.93 | 4.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.42 | 2.98 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 | 2.2 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 | 2 | 2.15 | 4 |
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More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,260 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 81,521 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 77,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 81,318 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate gho in Laos?
- Neonatal mortality rate gho in Laos was 2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 5.39 in 1982.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for neonatal mortality rate gho?
- Laos ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal mortality rate gho rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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