Number of neonatal deaths in Laos
Laos: Number of neonatal deaths was 2,134 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Laos, 1983–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Laos is 2,134, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Laos peaked at 8,673 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2,134, in 2024.
That places Laos 71st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,499 | 8,230 | 8,673 | 7 |
| 1990s | 7,840 | 6,730 | 8,653 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,263 | 4,298 | 6,395 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,335 | 2,737 | 4,107 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,346 | 2,134 | 2,587 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More health data for Laos
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.58 million (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)
- Population ages 15-64, female 65.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 73,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 76,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 72,875 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Laos?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Laos was 2,134 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 8,673 in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,134 in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Laos ranks 71st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.