Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Laos
Laos: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Laos, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, measles in Laos stood at 69.0%.
That represents a change of down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Laos peaked at 81.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1984.
That places Laos 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.0% | — |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | +66.7% |
| 1987 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 23.0% | +109.1% |
| 1989 | 20.0% | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | +60.0% |
| 1991 | 47.0% | +46.9% |
| 1992 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 73.0% | +58.7% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | -40.8% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 69.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.0%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 69.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.0%, 76% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +109.1% | 11.0% | 23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.8% | 6.0% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 59.4% | 32.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 36.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 64.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 62.0% | 69.0% | 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 immunization, measles in Laos?
- Immunization, measles in Laos was 69.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1984.
- How does Laos rank for immunization, measles?
- Laos ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.