Maternal mortality ratio in Laos
The maternal mortality ratio in Laos was 112 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Laos, 2023
112
Change from 2022
−8per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
64th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Laos over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 112 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 120 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 139 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 132 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 137 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 145 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 154 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 165 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 180 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 193 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 215 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 241 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 267 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 305 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 336 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 374 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 402 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 432 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 458 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 492 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 524 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 550 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 574 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 609 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 638 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −8 from 120 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 215 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −103.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Laos has the 64th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Laos
All statistics for Laos
Under-five mortality rate
29.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
69.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
61.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
64
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
3.99 litres
2024 · WHO