Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) in Laos
Laos: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) was 4.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Laos, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Laos is 4.2 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Laos peaked at 14.7 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.2 per 1,000, in 2024.
Laos ranks 74th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) in Laos, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 14.5 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 14.4 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 14.3 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 14.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.2 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 14 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 13.8 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 13.6 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.3 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 13 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 12.1 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 11.6 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 11.1 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 9.8 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 6.6 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 5 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4.2 per 1,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.2 per 1,000, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4.2 per 1,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.9 per 1,000, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.28 per 1,000 | 13.8 per 1,000 | 14.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.66 per 1,000 | 9.1 per 1,000 | 13.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.21 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 | 8.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 per 1,000 | 4.2 per 1,000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.6 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.64 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,584 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,396 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,303 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 115,863 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Laos?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Laos was 4.2 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Laos ranks 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.