Laos vs Vietnam: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 31.7 per 1,000 live births in Laos and 15.1 per 1,000 live births in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Laos, by 16.7 per 1,000 live births, or 2.1 times that in Vietnam.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Laos has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Laos ranked 41 and Vietnam ranked 84 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Laos at 3.7 per 1,000 live births and Vietnam at 4 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	Laos	Vietnam	World
2023	31.7	15.1	27.3
2022	32.7	15.3	28.2
2021	33.8	15.4	28.4
2020	35	15.6	28.7
2019	36.2	15.8	29.2
2018	37.7	16	29.7
2017	38.8	16.1	30.3
2016	40.4	16.3	31.1
2015	42	16.4	32.1
2014	43.6	16.6	32.9
2013	45.5	16.8	33.9
2012	47.3	16.9	35
2011	49.3	17.1	36.8
2010	51.4	17.3	37.7
2009	53.6	17.5	39.1
2008	55.8	17.8	40.4
2007	58.2	18.1	42
2006	60.6	18.4	43.7
2005	63.2	18.8	45.4
2004	65.7	19.3	47.2
2003	68.3	19.8	48.8
2002	70.8	20.5	50.6
2001	73.5	21.4	52.2
2000	76.1	22.2	53.7
1999	78.8	23.3	55.5
1998	81.4	24.3	57.1
1997	84.2	25.7	58.3
1996	87.2	26.9	59.6
1995	90.2	28.3	60.8
1994	93.4	29.9	62
1993	96.3	31.4	62.9
1992	99.5	33.1	64.1
1991	102.5	34.7	64.9
1990	105.7	36.2	64.9
1989	108.7	37.8	66.2
1988	111.9	39.2	68
1987	115	40.5	68.6
1986	117.9	41.7	70.8
1985	120.9	42.8	72.9
1984	124	43.8	74.6
1983	127	44.7	76.1
1982	130.1	45.6	76.6
1981	133.2	46.5	78.7
1980	136.5	47.5	80.6
1979	140.4	48.4	82.5
1978	143.5	49.4	84.7
1977	146.1	50.3	86.4
1976	148.7	51.2	88.1
1975	150.3	53.6	89.6
1974	152.4	63.1	90.9
1973	154.5	62.2	92.1
1972	156.7	67.9	93.6
1971	158.8	62.9	96.1
1970	160.9	64.1	96.9
1969	163	64.5	98.3
1968	165.2	67.7	100.2
1967	167.4	62.3	103.1
1966	170.7	62.5	104.9
1965	172.1	62.9	106.4
1964	174.4	63.2	106.1
1963	176.7	64.6	107.7
1962	179.1	64.1	110.2
1961	181.5	65.1	121.5
1960	183.8	67.1	131.8
1959	186.2	69.4	125.7
1958	188.7	71.8	117.7
1957	191.1	74.3	120
1956	193.5	76.8	121.9
1955	195.8	79.4	124.8
1954	198.1	85	127.7
1953	200.5	85.9	130.1
1952	202.8	88.4	132.7
1951	205.1	91.1	136
1950	207.3	93.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Laos	Vietnam	World
2024	30.323.5–37.7	14.712.1–18	26.9
2025	2920.3–39.5	14.310.8–19.4	26.4
2026	27.818–40.5	1410.1–20.1	25.9
2027	26.716.5–41.6	13.69.4–20.9	25.4
2028	25.614.8–40.9	13.28.8–21.4	24.9
2029	24.513.4–41.6	12.98.3–21.6	24.5
2030	23.512.1–41.9	12.67.8–22.1	24
2031	22.511.5–41.9	12.47.6–22.4	23.6
2032	21.510.3–41.6	12.17.3–22.1	23.2
2033	20.69.5–41.8	11.87–22.8	22.8
2034	19.89–40.8	11.56.6–23.2	22.3
2035	18.98.2–41.2	11.36.3–22.9	21.9
2036	18.17.6–40.1	116.1–23.3	21.5
2037	17.47.1–38.6	10.75.8–22.6	21.1
2038	16.66.8–38.5	10.55.5–23	20.8
2039	166.3–38.9	10.25.3–22.7	20.4
2040	15.45.8–38	105.1–22.6	20
2041	155.5–37.9	9.74.9–22.5	19.7
2042	14.65–37.4	9.54.8–22	19.4
2043	14.15–37.9	9.34.6–22.1	19
2044	13.74.6–38.5	9.14.5–22.3	18.7
2045	13.34.5–38.3	8.94.3–21.6	18.4
2046	12.94.3–38.6	8.74.2–21.7	18.2
2047	12.53.9–37.7	8.54.1–22.3	17.9
2048	12.23.7–38.5	8.34–21.9	17.7
2049	11.83.6–37.5	8.13.9–21.8	17.5
2050	11.53.5–36.7	83.7–21.3	17.3
2051	11.13.4–37.1	7.83.6–21.4	17.1
2052	10.83.2–37.2	7.73.6–21.5	16.9
2053	10.53.1–36.6	7.53.4–21	16.7
2054	10.22.9–36	7.43.5–21.9	16.5
2055	9.92.8–36.3	7.33.4–21.5	16.3
2056	9.62.8–35.2	7.23.3–22	16.1
2057	9.42.6–35.3	73.2–22	15.9
2058	9.12.5–35.9	6.93.1–21.5	15.7
2059	8.92.4–34.3	6.83.1–20.8	15.5
2060	8.62.3–34.3	6.73–21	15.3
2061	8.42.2–34.6	6.62.9–20.6	15.1
2062	8.22.1–33.6	6.52.9–19.5	14.9
2063	7.92.1–32.4	6.42.9–20.3	14.7
2064	7.72–32.3	6.32.9–19.6	14.5
2065	7.51.9–31.5	6.22.8–19.6	14.3
2066	7.31.8–30.8	6.12.8–20.5	14.1
2067	7.11.8–30.6	62.7–19.9	13.9
2068	6.91.8–31	5.92.7–19.4	13.8
2069	6.71.7–30.7	5.82.7–19.4	13.6
2070	6.51.7–31.1	5.72.6–18.7	13.4
2071	6.31.7–30.4	5.72.6–18.9	13.2
2072	6.21.6–29.6	5.62.5–18.5	13
2073	6.11.6–31.2	5.52.4–18.1	12.9
2074	5.91.5–30.9	5.42.3–18.1	12.7
2075	5.81.5–31.3	5.42.3–17.8	12.6
2076	5.71.5–30.8	5.32.2–17.7	12.4
2077	5.61.5–31.7	5.22.2–17.7	12.3
2078	5.51.4–32.2	5.22.1–17.7	12.1
2079	5.41.4–31.6	5.12–17	12
2080	5.31.4–30.1	52–16.9	11.8
2081	5.21.3–30	52–16.3	11.7
2082	5.11.3–31	4.91.9–16	11.6
2083	51.3–30.2	4.81.8–15.7	11.5
2084	4.91.3–29.2	4.81.7–15.1	11.4
2085	4.81.3–31.2	4.71.7–14.6	11.3
2086	4.71.3–31.5	4.71.7–15.2	11.1
2087	4.61.3–31.3	4.61.6–15	11
2088	4.51.3–31	4.61.7–14.8	10.9
2089	4.41.3–30.7	4.51.6–14.5	10.8
2090	4.41.2–31.1	4.51.6–14.3	10.7
2091	4.31.2–29.1	4.41.6–14.2	10.6
2092	4.21.2–29.9	4.41.6–14	10.5
2093	4.11.1–28.3	4.31.5–14	10.4
2094	4.11.1–29	4.31.5–13.4	10.3
2095	41.1–29.3	4.21.5–13.5	10.1
2096	3.91.1–28.1	4.21.4–13.2	10
2097	3.81–28.5	4.11.4–13	9.9
2098	3.81–30.1	4.11.4–13	9.8
2099	3.71–28	41.4–13	9.7
2100	3.71–27.2	41.3–12.4	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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