Laos by the Numbers: IMR and MMR

36 children die of preventable causes each day

(Save the Children)

• The IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) is 70 per 1000
• 60% of the population is estimated to be under 20 years of age
• 47% under 18 – still children – just under 40% are less than 14 years of age
• 43% of the population is unable to satisfy minimum food
• 37.1% underweight, 40% stunted
• 27% of children receive all eight vaccinations by age 1

2 mothers die each day (Save the Children)

• The MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate) is 470 per 100,000 
• 71.5% no antenatal care
• 84.8% of pregnant women give birth at home

Lifetime risk of maternal death (WHO)

• Laos 1 in 74
• US is 1 in 2,400
• Singapore 1 in 25,000