Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Laos

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Laos was 35.2. A difference of -1.2 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Laos were 39.2 and 31 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Laos for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Laos

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Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Laos

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Year	Total	Male	Female
1978	136.9	146.3	127
1979	135.1	144.4	125.2
1980	133.2	142.5	123.4
1981	131.5	140.7	121.7
1982	129.7	138.8	120
1983	127.9	137	118.2
1984	126.2	135.3	116.5
1985	124.5	133.6	114.7
1986	122.5	131.7	112.8
1987	120.4	129.7	110.7
1988	118.2	127.6	108.5
1989	115.9	125.2	106.2
1990	113.4	122.7	103.5
1991	110.7	120	101
1992	108.1	117.4	98.3
1993	105.3	114.6	95.6
1994	102.6	111.7	93
1995	99.9	108.8	90.5
1996	97.2	106.1	88
1997	94.6	103.3	85.5
1998	92.1	100.7	82.9
1999	89.5	98.1	80.4
2000	86.8	95.4	77.8
2001	84.1	92.5	75.2
2002	81.3	89.7	72.5
2003	78.4	86.7	69.8
2004	75.6	83.5	67.3
2005	72.7	80.3	64.6
2006	69.8	77.1	62
2007	66.9	74	59.4
2008	64.1	70.9	56.9
2009	61.3	67.9	54.4
2010	58.7	65	52
2011	56.1	62.2	49.7
2012	53.7	59.5	47.5
2013	51.4	57	45.4
2014	49.2	54.6	43.5
2015	47.1	52.4	41.6
2016	45.2	50.3	39.9
2017	43.5	48.3	38.4
2018	41.9	46.6	36.9
2019	40.4	44.9	35.6
2020	39	43.4	34.4
2021	37.7	41.9	33.2
2022	36.4	40.5	32
2023	35.2	39.2	31