Infant mortality per 1,000 live births fell 3.44% to 36.5 in Laos in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Laos reached an all time high of 146 in 1978 and an all time low of 36.5 in 2019. When compared to Laos's main peers, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Cambodia amounted to 22.9, 5.90 in China, 7.70 in Thailand and 16.9 in Vietnam in 2019.
Laos has been ranked 39th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of infant mortality per 1,000 live births, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Infant Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Cambodia | 28.7 | 27.3 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 23.8 | |||||||||||||||||
China | 9.00 | 8.30 | 7.60 | 7.00 | 6.40 | |||||||||||||||||
India | 36.9 | 34.9 | 33.1 | 31.4 | 29.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Japan | 2.10 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.90 | |||||||||||||||||
Laos | 43.8 | 42.1 | 40.5 | 39.1 | 37.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | 6.80 | 6.90 | 7.00 | 7.10 | 7.20 | |||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | 42.3 | 41.0 | 39.7 | 38.5 | 37.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Russia | 7.20 | 6.60 | 6.10 | 5.50 | 5.10 | |||||||||||||||||
Thailand | 9.70 | 9.30 | 8.90 | 8.50 | 8.10 | |||||||||||||||||
USA | 5.90 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 5.70 | 5.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.0 |