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Lao PDR - Infant Mortality Rate 2008

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
64.1 −2.8 from 2007 Global rank: 169th

Lao PDR's infant mortality rate was 64.1 in 2008, decreased +2.8 from 66.9 in 2007. This was the 169th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2008
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Iceland 2.2 -4.3%
2nd Singapore 2.3 0.0%
3rd Japan 2.5 -3.8%
4th Luxembourg 2.5 -3.8%
5th Sweden 2.6 -3.7%
6th Finland 2.7 -3.6%
7th San Marino 2.8 -6.7%
8th Norway 2.9 -3.3%
9th Slovenia 2.9 -6.5%
10th Czechia 3.0 -6.3%
11th Cyprus 3.1 -6.1%
12th France 3.2 0.0%
13th Portugal 3.2 -3.0%
14th Spain 3.4 -5.6%
15th Greece 3.4 -2.9%
16th Monaco 3.4 -2.9%
17th Italy 3.5 -2.8%
18th Germany 3.6 -2.7%
19th Korea 3.6 -5.3%
20th Denmark 3.7 -2.6%
21st Austria 3.8 -2.6%
22nd Belgium 3.8 -2.6%
23rd Ireland 3.8 -2.6%
24th Israel 3.9 -4.9%
25th Switzerland 4.0 -2.4%
26th Netherlands 4.0 -2.4%
27th Estonia 4.3 -8.5%
28th European Union 4.3 -3.5%
29th Australia 4.4 -2.2%
30th Andorra 4.7 -4.1%
31st United Kingdom 4.8 -2.0%
32nd Croatia 5.0 -5.7%
33rd Belarus 5.1 -8.9%
34th Canada 5.1 0.0%
35th Cuba 5.1 -1.9%
36th New Zealand 5.3 0.0%
37th Hungary 5.5 -5.2%
38th Poland 5.7 -5.0%
39th Turks and Caicos Islands 5.7 -3.4%
40th Lithuania 6.0 -7.7%
41st Malta 6.0 0.0%
42nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.1 -1.6%
43rd Slovak Republic 6.1 -4.7%
44th Malaysia 6.5 0.0%
45th United States 6.5 -1.5%
46th Serbia 6.9 -2.8%
47th Montenegro 7.0 -10.3%
48th United Arab Emirates 7.3 -2.7%
49th Latvia 7.3 -5.2%
50th Chile 7.6 0.0%
51st Bahrain 7.8 -3.7%
52nd Qatar 7.9 -2.5%
53rd Brunei Darussalam 8.0 1.3%
54th Russian Federation 9.0 -5.3%
55th Costa Rica 9.4 -1.1%
56th Kuwait 9.5 -1.0%
57th Bulgaria 9.6 -3.0%
58th Sri Lanka 9.7 -4.9%
59th Oman 9.8 -1.0%
60th Antigua and Barbuda 10.0 -2.0%
61st Uruguay 10.2 -6.4%
62nd North Macedonia 10.3 -5.5%
63rd Albania 11.1 -6.7%
64th Tonga 11.1 -2.6%
65th Lebanon 11.7 -4.1%
66th Romania 11.9 -7.8%
67th Saudi Arabia 12.0 -6.3%
68th Seychelles 12.4 0.8%
69th Ukraine 12.5 -3.8%
70th Barbados 13.1 -0.8%
71st Thailand 13.1 -3.7%
72nd Argentina 13.2 -2.9%
73rd Mauritius 13.2 -1.5%
74th Grenada 13.3 0.8%
75th Maldives 13.9 -8.6%
76th British Virgin Islands 13.9 0.0%
77th Bahamas, The 14.0 -1.4%
78th Georgia 14.1 -9.6%
79th Libya 14.7 -6.4%
80th China 14.8 -8.1%
81st Samoa 15.2 0.7%
82nd Panama 15.6 -3.1%
83rd Moldova 16.0 -3.0%
84th St. Kitts and Nevis 16.1 -0.6%
85th St. Lucia 16.1 0.0%
86th Belize 16.2 -1.8%
87th Türkiye 16.9 -6.6%
88th Viet Nam 17.0 -1.7%
89th Palau 17.1 -2.3%
90th El Salvador 17.2 -5.0%
91st Tunisia 17.2 -2.8%
92nd Colombia 17.3 -2.8%
93rd Mexico 17.3 -3.4%
94th Ecuador 17.4 -3.9%
95th Fiji 17.4 -0.6%
96th Brazil 17.6 -5.4%
97th Syrian Arab Republic 17.6 -0.6%
98th Jamaica 17.9 0.0%
99th Jordan 18.0 -2.7%
100th Armenia 18.1 -5.2%
101st Peru 18.3 -5.2%
102nd Vanuatu 18.5 -2.6%
103rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 19.2 -6.3%
104th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.0 -0.5%
105th Kazakhstan 20.4 -8.5%
106th Nicaragua 20.4 -4.7%
107th West Bank and Gaza 20.4 -3.3%
108th Dominica 21.0 3.4%
109th Kosovo 21.5 -7.7%
110th Honduras 21.6 -3.6%
111th Solomon Islands 21.7 -0.9%
112th Suriname 22.1 -2.2%
113th Trinidad and Tobago 23.0 -2.1%
114th Philippines 23.8 -1.2%
115th Paraguay 23.9 -2.8%
116th Cabo Verde 24.4 0.4%
117th Mongolia 24.4 -8.3%
118th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 24.7 -3.5%
119th Algeria 25.9 -3.7%
120th São Tomé and Principe 27.3 -7.8%
121st Nauru 27.5 -4.8%
122nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 27.7 -3.8%
123rd Tuvalu 29.0 -3.7%
124th Indonesia 29.3 -3.9%
125th Kyrgyz Republic 29.3 -5.5%
126th Guatemala 30.4 -3.8%
127th Dominican Republic 30.8 -0.3%
128th Micronesia, Federated States of 31.2 -1.0%
129th Morocco 31.4 -5.1%
130th Marshall Islands 32.5 -0.9%
131st Iraq 32.7 -2.4%
132nd Uzbekistan 33.0 -7.8%
133rd Tajikistan 33.4 -6.4%
134th Azerbaijan 33.7 -6.6%
135th Guyana 35.2 -1.9%
136th Bhutan 35.9 -6.5%
137th Turkmenistan 37.2 -3.9%
138th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 38.8 -5.4%
139th Eritrea 39.8 -2.7%
140th Bangladesh 40.1 -4.3%
141st South Africa 40.6 -7.3%
142nd Gabon 40.7 -2.6%
143rd Namibia 40.7 6.0%
144th Kenya 42.4 -5.6%
145th Kiribati 43.0 -1.1%
146th Nepal 43.4 -3.8%
147th Cambodia 43.8 -7.0%
148th Mauritania 44.8 -4.1%
149th Senegal 44.9 -4.9%
150th Congo, Republic of 45.3 -6.4%
151st Papua New Guinea 48.2 -2.2%
152nd Madagascar 48.8 -3.2%
153rd Rwanda 48.8 -7.9%
154th Botswana 49.0 4.0%
155th Ghana 49.2 -3.0%
156th Comoros 49.7 -2.9%
157th Yemen, Republic of 50.6 -4.7%
158th India 50.8 -3.8%
159th Zambia 52.9 -4.5%
160th Tanzania 53.2 -4.3%
161st Uganda 55.1 -6.1%
162nd Gambia, The 55.4 -3.3%
163rd Togo 56.1 -2.8%
164th Timor-Leste 56.7 -4.4%
165th Sudan 57.0 -2.4%
166th Malawi 57.3 -4.3%
167th Haiti 57.9 -2.0%
168th Burundi 61.8 -5.8%
169th Lao PDR 64.1 -4.2%
170th Benin 66.4 -2.2%
171st Mozambique 67.0 -3.9%
172nd Cameroon 67.9 -2.6%
173rd Djibouti 68.1 -2.6%
174th Eswatini 68.5 3.3%
175th Congo, Democratic Republic of 70.7 -3.5%
176th Myanmar 70.8 16.4%
177th Burkina Faso 71.0 -3.9%
178th Zimbabwe 71.7 0.3%
179th Côte d'Ivoire 73.0 -3.4%
180th Guinea-Bissau 74.5 -4.5%
181st Niger 74.5 -3.5%
182nd Liberia 75.5 -4.1%
183rd Pakistan 76.3 -1.8%
184th Guinea 76.4 -1.7%
185th Nigeria 77.1 -2.4%
186th Angola 78.7 -6.1%
187th Equatorial Guinea 80.8 -3.9%
188th Mali 81.1 -2.5%
189th Lesotho 83.1 3.6%
190th Afghanistan 83.3 -3.9%
191st Central African Republic 83.6 -2.3%
192nd South Sudan 85.5 -3.9%
193rd Chad 87.0 -2.2%
194th Sierra Leone 98.5 -3.8%
195th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 101.0 -1.8%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Lao PDR's infant mortality rate in 2008?▾

Lao PDR's infant mortality rate in 2008 was 64.1. This ranked 169th globally.

How did Lao PDR's infant mortality rate change in 2008?▾

Lao PDR's infant mortality rate decreased by 4.2% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2008?▾

Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest infant mortality rate in 2008 at 101.0.

What is the infant mortality rate of Lao PDR in 2008?▾

The infant mortality rate of Lao PDR in 2008 was 64.1. This ranked 169th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Lao PDR's infant mortality rate?▾

Lao PDR's infant mortality rate went from 66.9 in 2007 to 64.1 in 2008, a 4.2% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Lao PDR matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2008. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 8.5%. View full analysis →

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