Number of stillbirths in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of stillbirths was 2,373 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 2,373. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 4,936 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,373, in 2023.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,936 | — |
| 2001 | 4,820 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4,687 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 4,624 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 4,565 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4,383 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 4,311 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4,234 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 4,099 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 3,911 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 3,684 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 3,473 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 3,265 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 3,086 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 2,950 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 2,874 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2,783 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 2,715 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2,638 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2,576 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2,510 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 2,464 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2,416 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2,373 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,457 | 3,911 | 4,936 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,004 | 2,576 | 3,684 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,441 | 2,373 | 2,510 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,260 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0948 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1462 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1538 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1522 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Number of stillbirths in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 2,373 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4,936 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,373 in 2023.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for number of stillbirths?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation