Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 2.63% to 22.2 in Laos in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Laos reached an all time high of 53.9 in 1982 and an all time low of 22.2 in 2019. When compared to Laos's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Cambodia amounted to 13.8, 3.70 in China, 5.10 in Thailand and 10.2 in Vietnam in 2019.
Laos has been ranked 39th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal 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 | 17.2 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 14.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 27.0 | 25.9 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 22.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laos | 25.5 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 22.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 25.9 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 4.40 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 6.40 | 6.10 | 5.90 | 5.60 | 5.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
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