Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Laos
Laos: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 7,100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7,100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 104 countries
All-time high
7,100
in 2023
All-time low
2,300
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Laos, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Laos recorded 7,100 for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Laos peaked at 7,100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,300, in 2010.
Laos ranks 70th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,300 | — |
| 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 49,000, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Laos's 7,100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,500, 23% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,180 | 2,300 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,800 | 6,300 | 7,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 67 Mauritania 8,400 compare
- 68 Tajikistan 7,500 compare
- 69 El Salvador 7,200 compare
- 70 Paraguay 7,100 compare
- 72 Italy 6,400 compare
- 73 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Laos?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Laos was 7,100 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 7,100 in 2023.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,300 in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Laos ranks 70th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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