Deaths in Laos

Deaths in Laos was 47,682 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 108th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count47,682 Estimated

Change on 2022+0.7%

Rank108th of 236Countries ranked

Series high58,3381977

Series low40,4031950

Deaths in Laos, 1950 to 2023

count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.

All 74 values

Period	count
2023	47,682 Estimated
2022	47,355 Estimated
2021	49,746 Estimated
2020	47,553 Estimated
2019	47,765 Estimated
2018	48,226 Estimated
2017	48,742 Estimated
2016	49,749 Estimated
2015	51,063 Estimated
2014	49,808 Estimated
2013	49,558 Estimated
2012	49,304 Estimated
2011	49,219 Estimated
2010	49,740 Estimated
2009	49,900 Estimated
2008	50,406 Estimated
2007	50,346 Estimated
2006	50,541 Estimated
2005	50,805 Estimated
2004	51,996 Estimated
2003	52,538 Estimated
2002	52,837 Estimated
2001	53,457 Estimated
2000	54,491 Estimated
1999	55,348 Estimated
1998	55,757 Estimated
1997	56,022 Estimated
1996	56,712 Estimated
1995	57,389 Estimated
1994	58,164 Estimated
1993	57,876 Estimated
1992	57,925 Estimated
1991	57,665 Estimated
1990	57,912 Estimated
1989	57,551 Estimated
1988	57,345 Estimated
1987	57,040 Estimated
1986	56,675 Estimated
1985	56,535 Estimated
1984	56,318 Estimated
1983	55,991 Estimated
1982	55,778 Estimated
1981	55,969 Estimated
1980	56,305 Estimated
1979	57,711 Estimated
1978	58,241 Estimated
1977	58,338 Estimated
1976	58,235 Estimated
1975	56,803 Estimated
1974	56,017 Estimated
1973	56,730 Estimated
1972	55,951 Estimated
1971	55,167 Estimated
1970	54,490 Estimated
1969	53,735 Estimated
1968	52,956 Estimated
1967	52,277 Estimated
1966	52,046 Estimated
1965	51,048 Estimated
1964	50,526 Estimated
1963	49,950 Estimated
1962	47,728 Estimated
1961	48,120 Estimated
1960	47,574 Estimated
1959	47,036 Estimated
1958	45,403 Estimated
1957	44,908 Estimated
1956	44,441 Estimated
1955	43,867 Estimated
1954	43,389 Estimated
1953	42,855 Estimated
1952	42,281 Estimated
1951	41,554 Estimated
1950	40,403 Estimated

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Deaths, 2023, count. Laos is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by deaths 236 places
EU countries by deaths 27 places

Definition

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Laos, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Laos, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/laos. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Laos, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/laos.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Laos, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/laos (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{united_deaths_laos_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Laos, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/laos. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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58,338 in 1977, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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