Number of stillbirths in Laos
Laos: Number of stillbirths was 2,373 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Laos, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Laos stood at 2,373. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Laos peaked at 4,936 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,373, in 2023.
That places Laos 68th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,457 | 3,911 | 4,936 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,004 | 2,576 | 3,684 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,441 | 2,373 | 2,510 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More health data for Laos
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 77,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 76,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 73,831 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 76,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 74,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 78,400 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 80,037 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 75,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 73,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 74,708 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Laos?
- Number of stillbirths in Laos was 2,373 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4,936 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,373 in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for number of stillbirths?
- Laos ranks 68th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation