Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Laos
Laos: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 21,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Laos, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Laos 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 Laos peaked at 21,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Laos 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 Laos, year by year
| 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% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 21,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76,000, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos'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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1993 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
| 1997 | +61.5% | 520 | 840 |
| 1998 | +54.8% | 840 | 1,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Laos?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Laos 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 Laos?
- 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 Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Laos 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 Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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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About this data
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.