Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Laos
Laos: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV was 1,100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Laos, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Laos is 1,100, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Laos peaked at 1,200 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Laos 67th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 590 | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 710 | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 760 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 770 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 780 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 810 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 850 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 900 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 920 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 930 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 950 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 960 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 990 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,100 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,100 | -8.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1,100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,050, 36% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1,100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,200, 92% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1995 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 802 | 590 | 930 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,060 | 950 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,140 | 1,100 | 1,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Laos?
- Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Laos was 1,100 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1,200 in 2018.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv?
- Laos ranks 67th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.