Cambodia vs Laos: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in Cambodia and 31.7 per 1,000 live births in Laos, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Laos, by 12.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.65 times that in Cambodia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Laos has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Cambodia.
In 2023, Cambodia ranked 71 and Laos ranked 41 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cambodia at 4.4 per 1,000 live births and Laos at 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Cambodia	Laos	World
2023	19.2	31.7	27.3
2022	19.9	32.7	28.2
2021	20.6	33.8	28.4
2020	21.4	35	28.7
2019	22.2	36.2	29.2
2018	23.1	37.7	29.7
2017	24.1	38.8	30.3
2016	25.2	40.4	31.1
2015	26.5	42	32.1
2014	28	43.6	32.9
2013	29.7	45.5	33.9
2012	31.5	47.3	35
2011	33.8	49.3	36.8
2010	36.1	51.4	37.7
2009	38.8	53.6	39.1
2008	41.7	55.8	40.4
2007	45	58.2	42
2006	48.5	60.6	43.7
2005	52.5	63.2	45.4
2004	57	65.7	47.2
2003	62.1	68.3	48.8
2002	67.5	70.8	50.6
2001	72.9	73.5	52.2
2000	78.3	76.1	53.7
1999	82.3	78.8	55.5
1998	85.6	81.4	57.1
1997	87.7	84.2	58.3
1996	88.9	87.2	59.6
1995	89.1	90.2	60.8
1994	89.4	93.4	62
1993	88.7	96.3	62.9
1992	88.6	99.5	64.1
1991	88.9	102.5	64.9
1990	89.4	105.7	64.9
1989	90.7	108.7	66.2
1988	92.5	111.9	68
1987	95	115	68.6
1986	97.8	117.9	70.8
1985	101	120.9	72.9
1984	104.1	124	74.6
1983	107.2	127	76.1
1982	110.1	130.1	76.6
1981	112.8	133.2	78.7
1980	115.3	136.5	80.6
1979	117.5	140.4	82.5
1978	172.8	143.5	84.7
1977	177.4	146.1	86.4
1976	176.4	148.7	88.1
1975	167.6	150.3	89.6
1974	124.2	152.4	90.9
1973	124.9	154.5	92.1
1972	125.7	156.7	93.6
1971	126.6	158.8	96.1
1970	127.7	160.9	96.9
1969	129	163	98.3
1968	130.6	165.2	100.2
1967	132.4	167.4	103.1
1966	134.3	170.7	104.9
1965	136.3	172.1	106.4
1964	138.5	174.4	106.1
1963	140.7	176.7	107.7
1962	142.9	179.1	110.2
1961	145.2	181.5	121.5
1960	147.5	183.8	131.8
1959	149.7	186.2	125.7
1958	151.9	188.7	117.7
1957	154.1	191.1	120
1956	156.1	193.5	121.9
1955	158.1	195.8	124.8
1954	159.9	198.1	127.7
1953	161.7	200.5	130.1
1952	163.3	202.8	132.7
1951	165	205.1	136
1950	166.6	207.3	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Cambodia	Laos	World
2024	18.614.7–23.4	30.323.5–37.7	26.9
2025	18.112.8–24.6	2920.3–39.5	26.4
2026	17.611.6–25.4	27.818–40.5	25.9
2027	17.110.4–26.6	26.716.5–41.6	25.4
2028	16.69.5–26.9	25.614.8–40.9	24.9
2029	16.18.8–27.4	24.513.4–41.6	24.5
2030	15.78.1–27.7	23.512.1–41.9	24
2031	15.27.4–27.9	22.511.5–41.9	23.6
2032	14.87.1–28.5	21.510.3–41.6	23.2
2033	14.46.8–28.4	20.69.5–41.8	22.8
2034	146.2–29.3	19.89–40.8	22.3
2035	13.65.8–28.9	18.98.2–41.2	21.9
2036	13.25.5–29.5	18.17.6–40.1	21.5
2037	12.95.3–29.6	17.47.1–38.6	21.1
2038	12.65–29.7	16.66.8–38.5	20.8
2039	12.34.8–29.6	166.3–38.9	20.4
2040	12.14.6–30.2	15.45.8–38	20
2041	11.84.6–30.3	155.5–37.9	19.7
2042	11.64.2–29.6	14.65–37.4	19.4
2043	11.34.1–30.5	14.15–37.9	19
2044	11.14.1–31.2	13.74.6–38.5	18.7
2045	10.84–31	13.34.5–38.3	18.4
2046	10.63.8–31.1	12.94.3–38.6	18.2
2047	10.43.5–30.7	12.53.9–37.7	17.9
2048	10.23.5–30.5	12.23.7–38.5	17.7
2049	9.93.4–31.2	11.83.6–37.5	17.5
2050	9.73.2–31	11.53.5–36.7	17.3
2051	9.53.1–31.2	11.13.4–37.1	17.1
2052	9.43–31.2	10.83.2–37.2	16.9
2053	9.22.9–31.2	10.53.1–36.6	16.7
2054	92.8–31.7	10.22.9–36	16.5
2055	8.82.7–32.3	9.92.8–36.3	16.3
2056	8.62.6–31.9	9.62.8–35.2	16.1
2057	8.42.6–31.7	9.42.6–35.3	15.9
2058	8.32.5–30.8	9.12.5–35.9	15.7
2059	8.12.5–31.3	8.92.4–34.3	15.5
2060	7.92.3–31.4	8.62.3–34.3	15.3
2061	7.82.3–31.1	8.42.2–34.6	15.1
2062	7.62.2–31.1	8.22.1–33.6	14.9
2063	7.52.2–30.9	7.92.1–32.4	14.7
2064	7.32.1–30.7	7.72–32.3	14.5
2065	7.22.1–31.6	7.51.9–31.5	14.3
2066	72.1–31.5	7.31.8–30.8	14.1
2067	6.92.1–31.2	7.11.8–30.6	13.9
2068	6.81.9–30.3	6.91.8–31	13.8
2069	6.61.9–30.8	6.71.7–30.7	13.6
2070	6.51.9–31	6.51.7–31.1	13.4
2071	6.41.8–30.5	6.31.7–30.4	13.2
2072	6.31.8–31.2	6.21.6–29.6	13
2073	6.21.8–30.9	6.11.6–31.2	12.9
2074	6.11.8–30	5.91.5–30.9	12.7
2075	61.8–29.8	5.81.5–31.3	12.6
2076	5.91.8–29.6	5.71.5–30.8	12.4
2077	5.91.7–29.7	5.61.5–31.7	12.3
2078	5.81.7–29.2	5.51.4–32.2	12.1
2079	5.71.7–29.2	5.41.4–31.6	12
2080	5.71.7–29.6	5.31.4–30.1	11.8
2081	5.61.7–30.5	5.21.3–30	11.7
2082	5.51.7–30.2	5.11.3–31	11.6
2083	5.41.7–30.2	51.3–30.2	11.5
2084	5.41.6–30.9	4.91.3–29.2	11.4
2085	5.31.6–30.5	4.81.3–31.2	11.3
2086	5.21.6–30.5	4.71.3–31.5	11.1
2087	5.21.5–30.1	4.61.3–31.3	11
2088	5.11.5–29.5	4.51.3–31	10.9
2089	51.5–29.6	4.41.3–30.7	10.8
2090	51.5–29.8	4.41.2–31.1	10.7
2091	4.91.5–29.4	4.31.2–29.1	10.6
2092	4.91.4–29.6	4.21.2–29.9	10.5
2093	4.81.4–30.3	4.11.1–28.3	10.4
2094	4.71.4–30.4	4.11.1–29	10.3
2095	4.71.4–31.6	41.1–29.3	10.1
2096	4.61.4–30.8	3.91.1–28.1	10
2097	4.61.4–30.1	3.81–28.5	9.9
2098	4.51.4–31.3	3.81–30.1	9.8
2099	4.51.4–29.8	3.71–28	9.7
2100	4.41.4–30.1	3.71–27.2	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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