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Lao PDR
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Global rank#53out of 196 countries
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Historical trend

13510881.254.227.2197820012024Lao PDR · 2024: 27.20Lao PDR

Analytical takeaways

  • Lao PDR records 27.20 for Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in 2024, ranking #53 globally out of 196 countries.
  • Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) declined from 135.10 in 1978 to 27.20 in 2024, a decrease of 107.90.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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