What is child mortality vs. health spending in Laos?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Laos was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 21.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1978.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Laos rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Laos ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Laos data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Laos

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Laos
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Laos: Child mortality vs. health spending was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.94 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

59th

of 199 countries

All-time high

21.28 deaths per 100 live births

in 1978

All-time low

2.94 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1978–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Laos, 1978–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Laos is 2.94 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Laos peaked at 21.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.94 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Laos 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	20.98 deaths per 100 live births	20.68 deaths per 100 live births	21.28 deaths per 100 live births	2
1980s	17.74 deaths per 100 live births	15.43 deaths per 100 live births	20.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	12.6 deaths per 100 live births	10.45 deaths per 100 live births	14.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	8.04 deaths per 100 live births	6.18 deaths per 100 live births	10.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.63 deaths per 100 live births	3.65 deaths per 100 live births	5.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.19 deaths per 100 live births	2.94 deaths per 100 live births	3.48 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Laos

56 Gabon 3.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
57 Dominican Republic 3.06 deaths per 100 live births compare
58 Bangladesh 3.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
60 Fiji 2.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
61 Tajikistan 2.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
62 Marshall Islands 2.67 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Laos

Population ages 15-64, female 65.4% (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 75,478 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 73,335 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 75,819 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,584 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 73,698 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 76,055 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 2.56 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 2.58 million (2025)

All data for Laos →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Laos?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Laos was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 21.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1978.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Laos rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Laos ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .