Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Laos
Laos: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 7,100 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Laos, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Laos is 7,100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Laos peaked at 7,100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Laos 71st out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 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 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 710 | +36.5% |
| 2005 | 930 | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 1,200 | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 1,700 | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 2,000 | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 2,300 | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 2,600 | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 3,100 | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 3,500 | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 4,000 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 4,400 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 4,900 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 5,300 | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 5,700 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 6,000 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 6,300 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 6,600 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 6,900 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 7,100 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 7,100 | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 7,100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Laos's 7,100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,550, 57% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1999 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 966 | 200 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,180 | 2,300 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,800 | 6,300 | 7,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 68 Mauritania 8,400 compare
- 69 Tajikistan 7,500 compare
- 70 El Salvador 7,200 compare
- 71 Paraguay 7,100 compare
- 73 Italy 6,400 compare
- 74 Moldova 5,800 compare
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 orphaned by hiv/aids in Laos?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Laos was 7,100 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 7,100 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Laos ranks 71st out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. 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 Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.