Children living with hiv in Laos
Laos: Children living with hiv was 760 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
760
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
60th
of 88 countries
All-time high
790
in 2020
All-time low
100
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Laos, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Laos is 760, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Laos peaked at 790 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Laos ranks 60th of 88 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.
Children living 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 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 560 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 590 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 630 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 670 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 700 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 730 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 750 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 770 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 790 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 790 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 790 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 780 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 760 | -2.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 760 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 14% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Laos's 760 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,300, 58% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 410 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 642 | 500 | 770 | 10 |
| 2020s | 782 | 760 | 790 | 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 children living with hiv in Laos?
- Children living with hiv in Laos was 760 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 790 in 2020.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for children living with hiv?
- Laos ranks 60th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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