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Lao PDR - Infant Mortality Rate 2005

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
72.7 −2.9 from 2004 Global rank: 171st

Lao PDR's infant mortality rate was 72.7 in 2005, decreased +2.9 from 75.6 in 2004. This was the 171st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2005▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2005
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.3 -4.2%
2nd Iceland 2.4 -7.7%
3rd Japan 2.7 -3.6%
4th Luxembourg 2.9 -6.5%
5th Finland 3.0 -3.2%
6th Sweden 3.0 -3.2%
7th Norway 3.3 -2.9%
8th France 3.4 -2.9%
9th Czechia 3.5 -5.4%
10th San Marino 3.5 -5.4%
11th Slovenia 3.5 -5.4%
12th Monaco 3.7 0.0%
13th Portugal 3.7 -5.1%
14th Spain 3.8 -2.6%
15th Italy 3.8 -2.6%
16th Cyprus 3.9 -9.3%
17th Germany 3.9 -2.5%
18th Greece 3.9 -4.9%
19th Austria 4.1 -2.4%
20th Belgium 4.1 -2.4%
21st Denmark 4.1 -2.4%
22nd Switzerland 4.3 -2.3%
23rd Ireland 4.4 -6.4%
24th Korea 4.4 -6.4%
25th Netherlands 4.4 -4.3%
26th Israel 4.5 -4.3%
27th Australia 4.8 0.0%
28th European Union 4.9 -3.4%
29th United Kingdom 5.1 -1.9%
30th Canada 5.2 -1.9%
31st Andorra 5.4 -3.6%
32nd New Zealand 5.5 0.0%
33rd Cuba 5.6 -3.4%
34th Estonia 5.6 -9.7%
35th Croatia 5.8 -4.9%
36th Malta 6.1 0.0%
37th Turks and Caicos Islands 6.3 -4.5%
38th Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.4 -3.0%
39th Hungary 6.4 -5.9%
40th Malaysia 6.5 -1.5%
41st Poland 6.5 -3.0%
42nd Belarus 6.7 -6.9%
43rd United States 6.8 0.0%
44th Slovak Republic 6.9 -2.8%
45th Lithuania 7.3 -2.7%
46th United Arab Emirates 7.7 -2.5%
47th Chile 7.7 -2.5%
48th Brunei Darussalam 7.8 0.0%
49th Serbia 7.8 -7.1%
50th Latvia 8.6 -6.5%
51st Qatar 8.7 -3.3%
52nd Bahrain 8.8 -3.3%
53rd Montenegro 9.3 -7.9%
54th Costa Rica 9.7 -2.0%
55th Kuwait 9.9 -1.0%
56th Oman 10.4 -3.7%
57th Antigua and Barbuda 10.8 -1.8%
58th Bulgaria 11.0 -6.8%
59th Russian Federation 11.0 -7.6%
60th Sri Lanka 11.2 -32.9%
61st Tonga 12.0 -3.2%
62nd Seychelles 12.1 0.8%
63rd North Macedonia 12.2 -3.2%
64th Uruguay 12.4 -5.3%
65th Grenada 13.0 0.8%
66th Lebanon 13.4 -5.0%
67th Albania 13.5 -6.3%
68th Barbados 13.5 0.0%
69th Mauritius 13.6 -1.4%
70th British Virgin Islands 13.9 -0.7%
71st Ukraine 14.0 -4.1%
72nd Argentina 14.4 -3.4%
73rd Bahamas, The 14.5 0.7%
74th Saudi Arabia 14.6 -5.8%
75th Thailand 14.8 -3.9%
76th Samoa 15.0 -0.7%
77th Romania 15.5 -6.1%
78th St. Lucia 16.0 0.0%
79th St. Kitts and Nevis 16.8 -2.9%
80th Belize 17.1 -2.3%
81st Panama 17.2 -3.4%
82nd Fiji 17.3 1.2%
83rd Jamaica 17.8 -0.6%
84th Libya 17.9 -4.8%
85th Moldova 18.0 -6.7%
86th Syrian Arab Republic 18.1 -2.2%
87th Viet Nam 18.1 -2.7%
88th Maldives 18.6 -14.7%
89th Palau 18.6 -3.6%
90th Colombia 18.8 -2.6%
91st Tunisia 18.9 -3.6%
92nd Dominica 19.0 2.7%
93rd Georgia 19.2 -9.4%
94th Mexico 19.2 -4.0%
95th China 19.4 -8.9%
96th Ecuador 19.5 -3.9%
97th Jordan 19.7 -3.0%
98th Vanuatu 19.8 -1.5%
99th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.0 0.5%
100th El Salvador 20.1 -5.2%
101st Brazil 21.0 -6.2%
102nd Türkiye 21.1 -7.5%
103rd Armenia 21.3 -5.3%
104th Peru 21.4 -5.7%
105th Solomon Islands 22.3 -0.9%
106th West Bank and Gaza 22.6 -3.0%
107th Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.3 -6.0%
108th Nicaragua 23.6 -5.2%
109th Suriname 23.7 -2.5%
110th Cabo Verde 23.9 0.0%
111th Honduras 24.1 -4.0%
112th Trinidad and Tobago 24.3 -1.6%
113th Philippines 25.0 -2.0%
114th Paraguay 25.8 -2.3%
115th Kazakhstan 26.0 -6.8%
116th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 26.3 -1.9%
117th Kosovo 27.7 -8.6%
118th Algeria 29.0 -3.7%
119th Dominican Republic 31.2 -1.0%
120th Egypt, Arab Republic of 31.2 -4.3%
121st Nauru 31.2 -3.4%
122nd Micronesia, Federated States of 31.5 -0.3%
123rd Mongolia 31.5 -8.4%
124th Tuvalu 32.1 -2.4%
125th Indonesia 33.2 -9.5%
126th Marshall Islands 33.3 -0.6%
127th Guatemala 34.0 -3.7%
128th Kyrgyz Republic 34.1 -4.5%
129th São Tomé and Principe 34.9 -7.7%
130th Iraq 35.0 -2.0%
131st Morocco 36.7 -4.7%
132nd Guyana 37.2 -1.8%
133rd Namibia 38.4 -7.5%
134th Azerbaijan 41.4 -7.0%
135th Tajikistan 41.4 -7.6%
136th Uzbekistan 41.7 -6.7%
137th Botswana 43.0 -3.4%
138th Turkmenistan 43.0 -5.9%
139th Eritrea 43.3 -2.9%
140th Bhutan 44.1 -6.6%
141st Gabon 44.4 -2.6%
142nd Kiribati 44.4 -1.1%
143rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 45.7 -5.2%
144th Bangladesh 46.0 -5.0%
145th South Africa 47.9 -2.2%
146th Nepal 48.8 -4.1%
147th Kenya 49.4 -5.9%
148th Papua New Guinea 51.4 -1.9%
149th Mauritania 51.8 -5.8%
150th Ghana 53.4 -2.6%
151st Senegal 53.5 -7.0%
152nd Madagascar 54.2 -3.6%
153rd Cambodia 54.5 -8.1%
154th Comoros 54.6 -3.4%
155th Congo, Republic of 56.3 -7.1%
156th India 56.7 -3.2%
157th Yemen, Republic of 58.7 -5.2%
158th Togo 61.0 -2.9%
159th Zambia 61.2 -8.2%
160th Gambia, The 61.6 -3.4%
161st Haiti 61.7 -2.2%
162nd Tanzania 62.3 -6.2%
163rd Rwanda 63.9 -10.1%
164th Myanmar 65.0 -2.8%
165th Malawi 65.1 -7.3%
166th Timor-Leste 65.3 -4.9%
167th Zimbabwe 66.6 3.7%
168th Sudan 66.8 -2.1%
169th Uganda 67.0 -6.6%
170th Benin 70.9 -2.2%
171st Lao PDR 72.7 -3.8%
172nd Cameroon 73.3 -2.1%
173rd Djibouti 73.3 -2.1%
174th Burundi 73.4 -4.8%
175th Eswatini 74.7 -1.3%
176th Congo, Democratic Republic of 78.6 -3.3%
177th Côte d'Ivoire 80.2 -3.1%
178th Mozambique 80.2 -5.2%
179th Burkina Faso 80.3 -3.5%
180th Pakistan 80.4 -1.7%
181st Guinea 81.4 -2.9%
182nd Lesotho 81.4 1.5%
183rd Nigeria 83.7 -3.1%
184th Niger 84.8 -5.0%
185th Guinea-Bissau 85.0 -3.7%
186th Mali 87.8 -3.0%
187th Liberia 87.9 -6.4%
188th Central African Republic 90.5 -2.3%
189th Equatorial Guinea 90.6 -3.5%
190th Chad 93.0 -1.9%
191st Afghanistan 93.7 -3.6%
192nd Angola 94.4 -4.9%
193rd South Sudan 96.6 -4.2%
194th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 104.2 -0.1%
195th Sierra Leone 109.3 -2.8%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Lao PDR's infant mortality rate in 2005?▾

Lao PDR's infant mortality rate in 2005 was 72.7. This ranked 171st globally.

How did Lao PDR's infant mortality rate change in 2005?▾

Lao PDR's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.8% in 2005 compared to 2004.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2005?▾

Sierra Leone had the highest infant mortality rate in 2005 at 109.3.

What is the infant mortality rate of Lao PDR in 2005?▾

The infant mortality rate of Lao PDR in 2005 was 72.7. This ranked 171st globally.

How does 2005 compare to 2004 for Lao PDR's infant mortality rate?▾

Lao PDR's infant mortality rate went from 75.6 in 2004 to 72.7 in 2005, a 3.8% decrease.

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