Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 21,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
21,000
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
79th
of 152 countries
All-time high
21,000
in 2024
All-time low
100
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200720241990: 1001991: 1001992: 1001993: 2001994: 5001995: 5001996: 5201997: 8401998: 1.3k1999: 1.7k2000: 2.3k2001: 2.9k2002: 3.6k2003: 4.2k2004: 4.9k2005: 5.5k2006: 6.3k2007: 7.0k2008: 7.8k2009: 8.6k2010: 9.4k2011: 10.0k2012: 11.0k2013: 12.0k2014: 12.0k2015: 13.0k2016: 14.0k2017: 15.0k2018: 16.0k2019: 17.0k2020: 17.0k2021: 18.0k2022: 19.0k2023: 20.0k2024: 21.0k

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

Analysis

In 2024, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 21,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 21,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 79th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 100
1991 100 +0.0%
1992 100 +0.0%
1993 200 +100.0%
1994 500 +150.0%
1995 500 +0.0%
1996 520 +4.0%
1997 840 +61.5%
1998 1,300 +54.8%
1999 1,700 +30.8%
2000 2,300 +35.3%
2001 2,900 +26.1%
2002 3,600 +24.1%
2003 4,200 +16.7%
2004 4,900 +16.7%
2005 5,500 +12.2%
2006 6,300 +14.5%
2007 7,000 +11.1%
2008 7,800 +11.4%
2009 8,600 +10.3%
2010 9,400 +9.3%
2011 10,000 +6.4%
2012 11,000 +10.0%
2013 12,000 +9.1%
2014 12,000 +0.0%
2015 13,000 +8.3%
2016 14,000 +7.7%
2017 15,000 +7.1%
2018 16,000 +6.7%
2019 17,000 +6.2%
2020 17,000 +0.0%
2021 18,000 +5.9%
2022 19,000 +5.6%
2023 20,000 +5.3%
2024 21,000 +5.0%

Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic's 21,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76,000, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic's 21,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26,000, 81% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.

YearChange FromTo
1994 +150.0% 200 500
1993 +100.0% 100 200
1997 +61.5% 520 840
1998 +54.8% 840 1,300

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 586 100 1,700 10
2000s 5,310 2,300 8,600 10
2010s 12,940 9,400 17,000 10
2020s 19,000 17,000 21,000 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 21,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 21,000 in 2024.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 79th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 5,302 data points, 1990–2024
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Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.