Lao PDR - Infant Mortality Rate 1996
97.2
−2.7 from 1995
Lao PDR's infant mortality rate was 97.2 in 1996, decreased +2.7 from 99.9 in 1995. This was the 171st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1996▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 2nd | Sweden | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 3rd | Iceland | 4.0 | -4.8% |
| 4th | Japan | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 5th | Finland | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 6th | Norway | 4.4 | -4.3% |
| 7th | France | 4.9 | -7.5% |
| 8th | Monaco | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 9th | Switzerland | 5.0 | -3.8% |
| 10th | Germany | 5.0 | -5.7% |
| 11th | Luxembourg | 5.0 | -5.7% |
| 12th | Denmark | 5.2 | -3.7% |
| 13th | Spain | 5.2 | -5.5% |
| 14th | Austria | 5.3 | -7.0% |
| 15th | Netherlands | 5.5 | -3.5% |
| 16th | Australia | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 17th | Canada | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 18th | Slovenia | 5.8 | -6.5% |
| 19th | Belgium | 5.9 | -7.8% |
| 20th | United Kingdom | 5.9 | -3.3% |
| 21st | Italy | 6.0 | -6.3% |
| 22nd | Ireland | 6.1 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Czechia | 6.4 | -9.9% |
| 24th | Israel | 6.8 | -5.6% |
| 25th | San Marino | 6.8 | -8.1% |
| 26th | New Zealand | 6.9 | -2.8% |
| 27th | Portugal | 7.0 | -6.7% |
| 28th | Greece | 7.1 | -4.1% |
| 29th | European Union | 7.3 | -6.0% |
| 30th | Cyprus | 7.5 | -6.3% |
| 31st | Korea | 7.5 | -7.4% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 7.6 | -3.8% |
| 33rd | United States | 7.7 | -2.5% |
| 34th | Malta | 7.9 | -3.7% |
| 35th | Cuba | 8.1 | -4.7% |
| 36th | Croatia | 8.3 | -3.5% |
| 37th | United Arab Emirates | 9.2 | -3.2% |
| 38th | Brunei Darussalam | 9.5 | -2.1% |
| 39th | Slovak Republic | 9.7 | -4.0% |
| 40th | Malaysia | 9.9 | -2.9% |
| 41st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 9.9 | -5.7% |
| 42nd | Hungary | 10.3 | -5.5% |
| 43rd | Chile | 10.5 | -4.5% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 10.7 | -10.8% |
| 45th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.9 | -22.1% |
| 46th | Poland | 11.5 | -8.0% |
| 47th | Estonia | 11.8 | -5.6% |
| 48th | Kuwait | 11.9 | -2.5% |
| 49th | Seychelles | 11.9 | -0.8% |
| 50th | Belarus | 12.2 | -1.6% |
| 51st | Qatar | 12.2 | -4.7% |
| 52nd | Costa Rica | 12.6 | -0.8% |
| 53rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.7 | 0.8% |
| 54th | Barbados | 13.1 | -2.2% |
| 55th | Montenegro | 13.5 | 0.0% |
| 56th | Bahrain | 14.2 | -9.0% |
| 57th | Grenada | 14.6 | -3.3% |
| 58th | Bahamas, The | 14.8 | -4.5% |
| 59th | Serbia | 15.1 | -10.7% |
| 60th | Tonga | 15.1 | -1.9% |
| 61st | Latvia | 15.3 | -3.2% |
| 62nd | Dominica | 15.4 | 0.7% |
| 63rd | Sri Lanka | 15.6 | -4.3% |
| 64th | British Virgin Islands | 15.6 | -2.5% |
| 65th | Bulgaria | 15.7 | 1.3% |
| 66th | St. Lucia | 16.2 | -0.6% |
| 67th | Fiji | 17.5 | -2.8% |
| 68th | Russian Federation | 17.5 | -1.1% |
| 69th | Uruguay | 17.7 | -4.3% |
| 70th | Oman | 17.9 | -8.2% |
| 71st | Samoa | 18.7 | -3.6% |
| 72nd | North Macedonia | 18.9 | -13.7% |
| 73rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.1 | 1.1% |
| 74th | Ukraine | 19.4 | 0.0% |
| 75th | Mauritius | 19.8 | 2.1% |
| 76th | Argentina | 19.9 | -4.8% |
| 77th | Albania | 21.3 | -4.1% |
| 78th | Lebanon | 21.3 | -4.5% |
| 79th | Jamaica | 21.4 | -3.2% |
| 80th | Panama | 21.8 | -0.9% |
| 81st | Romania | 21.9 | -1.4% |
| 82nd | Thailand | 22.6 | -5.0% |
| 83rd | Belize | 22.7 | -4.2% |
| 84th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 22.7 | -1.7% |
| 85th | Vanuatu | 23.1 | -2.5% |
| 86th | Libya | 24.3 | -3.6% |
| 87th | Colombia | 24.5 | -3.2% |
| 88th | Solomon Islands | 24.6 | -2.0% |
| 89th | Syrian Arab Republic | 24.7 | -4.3% |
| 90th | Jordan | 25.7 | -2.7% |
| 91st | Palau | 25.7 | -3.0% |
| 92nd | Saudi Arabia | 25.9 | -6.8% |
| 93rd | Viet Nam | 26.8 | -5.6% |
| 94th | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.4 | -1.4% |
| 95th | Mexico | 28.6 | -4.7% |
| 96th | Tunisia | 29.7 | -4.5% |
| 97th | Philippines | 29.8 | -3.2% |
| 98th | West Bank and Gaza | 30.3 | -3.8% |
| 99th | Ecuador | 30.7 | -6.1% |
| 100th | Suriname | 31.1 | -3.1% |
| 101st | Paraguay | 31.3 | -2.5% |
| 102nd | Marshall Islands | 32.5 | -0.3% |
| 103rd | El Salvador | 33.6 | -5.9% |
| 104th | Moldova | 34.0 | 0.6% |
| 105th | Armenia | 34.2 | -4.7% |
| 106th | Honduras | 34.7 | -3.9% |
| 107th | Georgia | 35.2 | -2.5% |
| 108th | China | 37.2 | -3.9% |
| 109th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 37.2 | -2.1% |
| 110th | Brazil | 37.4 | -6.0% |
| 111th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 37.8 | -3.8% |
| 112th | Dominican Republic | 38.0 | -3.8% |
| 113th | Algeria | 38.2 | -1.5% |
| 114th | Nicaragua | 38.8 | -5.4% |
| 115th | Tuvalu | 40.3 | -2.4% |
| 116th | Cabo Verde | 40.6 | -2.9% |
| 117th | Iraq | 40.9 | -1.4% |
| 118th | Türkiye | 41.2 | -6.8% |
| 119th | Peru | 41.3 | -7.4% |
| 120th | Botswana | 41.5 | 0.5% |
| 121st | Kazakhstan | 44.0 | -2.2% |
| 122nd | Nauru | 44.7 | -4.5% |
| 123rd | Guyana | 45.4 | -2.4% |
| 124th | South Africa | 46.1 | -1.3% |
| 125th | Guatemala | 47.4 | -3.9% |
| 126th | Maldives | 48.9 | -7.4% |
| 127th | Indonesia | 49.5 | -4.4% |
| 128th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 49.9 | -5.7% |
| 129th | Namibia | 50.1 | -1.4% |
| 130th | Morocco | 52.4 | -3.7% |
| 131st | Kyrgyz Republic | 53.5 | -3.1% |
| 132nd | Gabon | 54.9 | -1.3% |
| 133rd | Kiribati | 55.4 | -3.0% |
| 134th | Zimbabwe | 58.6 | 1.2% |
| 135th | Papua New Guinea | 59.3 | -1.5% |
| 136th | Mongolia | 60.0 | -4.0% |
| 137th | Kosovo | 60.2 | -7.2% |
| 138th | Uzbekistan | 60.3 | -0.7% |
| 139th | Eritrea | 60.5 | -5.0% |
| 140th | São Tomé and Principe | 61.8 | -2.8% |
| 141st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 63.4 | -1.4% |
| 142nd | Eswatini | 65.4 | 4.5% |
| 143rd | Turkmenistan | 67.1 | -0.9% |
| 144th | Ghana | 67.4 | -0.6% |
| 145th | Congo, Republic of | 69.4 | 3.7% |
| 146th | Kenya | 70.3 | -1.0% |
| 147th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 72.1 | -4.0% |
| 148th | Mauritania | 72.7 | -0.1% |
| 149th | Azerbaijan | 73.7 | -2.4% |
| 150th | India | 73.8 | -2.4% |
| 151st | Bhutan | 74.0 | -4.6% |
| 152nd | Bangladesh | 74.2 | -4.6% |
| 153rd | Comoros | 74.8 | -3.6% |
| 154th | Nepal | 75.9 | -4.8% |
| 155th | Lesotho | 76.3 | 0.5% |
| 156th | Madagascar | 76.6 | -3.2% |
| 157th | Senegal | 76.6 | 1.3% |
| 158th | Sudan | 77.6 | -1.6% |
| 159th | Togo | 78.5 | -2.0% |
| 160th | Tajikistan | 80.3 | -3.3% |
| 161st | Myanmar | 80.6 | -2.1% |
| 162nd | Haiti | 81.1 | -3.2% |
| 163rd | Gambia, The | 83.3 | -3.1% |
| 164th | Djibouti | 84.5 | -0.6% |
| 165th | Cameroon | 86.2 | 0.5% |
| 166th | Yemen, Republic of | 86.3 | -1.8% |
| 167th | Benin | 86.6 | -1.9% |
| 168th | Cambodia | 95.7 | 0.9% |
| 169th | Burundi | 95.8 | -0.5% |
| 170th | Zambia | 97.1 | -1.5% |
| 171st | Lao PDR | 97.2 | -2.7% |
| 172nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 97.5 | -0.8% |
| 173rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 97.6 | -0.8% |
| 174th | Uganda | 98.1 | -0.7% |
| 175th | Pakistan | 99.1 | -2.6% |
| 176th | Burkina Faso | 99.2 | -1.4% |
| 177th | Tanzania | 99.2 | -1.8% |
| 178th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.3 | 0.0% |
| 179th | Central African Republic | 104.7 | -0.9% |
| 180th | Nigeria | 104.7 | -0.7% |
| 181st | Chad | 108.1 | -1.2% |
| 182nd | Guinea-Bissau | 110.5 | -2.1% |
| 183rd | Guinea | 112.1 | -3.2% |
| 184th | Malawi | 113.2 | -1.7% |
| 185th | Mali | 113.4 | -1.7% |
| 186th | Equatorial Guinea | 114.8 | -0.9% |
| 187th | Afghanistan | 121.7 | -2.5% |
| 188th | Angola | 122.6 | -0.5% |
| 189th | Niger | 123.5 | -3.8% |
| 190th | Rwanda | 128.0 | 1.8% |
| 191st | Mozambique | 130.5 | -3.5% |
| 192nd | Sierra Leone | 131.4 | -1.0% |
| 193rd | Timor-Leste | 131.8 | -4.4% |
| 194th | South Sudan | 144.0 | -2.1% |
| 195th | Liberia | 153.5 | -3.7% |
FAQ
What was Lao PDR's infant mortality rate in 1996?▾
Lao PDR's infant mortality rate in 1996 was 97.2. This ranked 171st globally.
How did Lao PDR's infant mortality rate change in 1996?▾
Lao PDR's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.7% in 1996 compared to 1995.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1996?▾
Liberia had the highest infant mortality rate in 1996 at 153.5.
What is the infant mortality rate of Lao PDR in 1996?▾
The infant mortality rate of Lao PDR in 1996 was 97.2. This ranked 171st globally.
How does 1996 compare to 1995 for Lao PDR's infant mortality rate?▾
Lao PDR's infant mortality rate went from 99.9 in 1995 to 97.2 in 1996, a 2.7% decrease.
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