Number of infant deaths, female in Laos
Laos: Number of infant deaths, female was 1,861 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Laos, 1979–2024
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
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Laos is 1,861, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Laos peaked at 8,737 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,861, in 2024.
Laos ranks 70th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 8,169 | — |
| 1980 | 8,167 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,216 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 8,290 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 8,398 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 8,524 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 8,609 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 8,650 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 8,689 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 8,719 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 8,737 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 8,725 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 8,693 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 8,605 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 8,490 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 8,272 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 7,959 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 7,625 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 7,322 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 7,017 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 6,707 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 6,366 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 6,028 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 5,715 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 5,426 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 5,166 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 4,833 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 4,535 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 4,324 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 4,128 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 3,934 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 3,738 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 3,545 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 3,347 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 3,157 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2,980 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 2,842 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2,722 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 2,594 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 2,472 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2,352 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 2,238 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 2,125 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 2,027 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 1,935 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 1,861 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,169 | 8,169 | 8,169 | 1 |
| 1980s | 8,500 | 8,167 | 8,737 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,942 | 6,707 | 8,725 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,046 | 3,934 | 6,366 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,975 | 2,352 | 3,738 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,037 | 1,861 | 2,238 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,991 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,854 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,851 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 20.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Laos?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Laos was 1,861 in 2024, 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 infant deaths, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 8,737 in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,861 in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Laos ranks 70th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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 infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.