Kenya vs Laos: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute)
Kenya
34.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Laos
35.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Kenya rank
37th
Laos rank
36th
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Kenya
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 35.2 per 1,000 live births against 34.7 per 1,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 37th and Laos ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.3 per 1,000 live births | 136 per 1,000 live births | 64.7 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 1980s | 64.57 per 1,000 live births | 125 per 1,000 live births | 60.43 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 1990s | 69.41 per 1,000 live births | 101.34 per 1,000 live births | 31.93 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2000s | 51.68 per 1,000 live births | 74.1 per 1,000 live births | 22.42 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 39.61 per 1,000 live births | 48.72 per 1,000 live births | 9.11 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 35.95 per 1,000 live births | 37.08 per 1,000 live births | 1.12 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Kenya or Laos?
- Laos, at 35.2 per 1,000 live births against 34.7 per 1,000 live births in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Kenya and Laos?
- 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Laos?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Laos rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Kenya ranks 37th and Laos ranks 36th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release