Measles - number of reported cases in Laos
Laos: Measles - number of reported cases was 3,855 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Laos, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases in Laos is 3,855, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 385,400.0% on the previous year and up 6,783.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Laos peaked at 4,613 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
Laos ranks 24th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 22 | — |
| 1975 | 169 | +668.2% |
| 1976 | 166 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 153 | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 208 | +35.9% |
| 1980 | 1,380 | +563.5% |
| 1982 | 383 | -72.2% |
| 1983 | 1,076 | +180.9% |
| 1984 | 924 | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 1,492 | +61.5% |
| 1986 | 1,367 | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 2,580 | +88.7% |
| 1988 | 2,243 | -13.1% |
| 1989 | 2,793 | +24.5% |
| 1990 | 2,168 | -22.4% |
| 1991 | 1,400 | -35.4% |
| 1992 | 520 | -62.9% |
| 1993 | 1,083 | +108.3% |
| 1994 | 984 | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 3,174 | +222.6% |
| 1996 | 917 | -71.1% |
| 1997 | 671 | -26.8% |
| 1998 | 4,613 | +587.5% |
| 1999 | 2,302 | -50.1% |
| 2000 | 332 | -85.6% |
| 2001 | 94 | -71.7% |
| 2002 | 2,070 | +2102.1% |
| 2003 | 1,810 | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 1,491 | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 295 | -80.2% |
| 2006 | 58 | -80.3% |
| 2007 | 1,678 | +2793.1% |
| 2008 | 174 | -89.6% |
| 2009 | 78 | -55.2% |
| 2010 | 153 | +96.2% |
| 2011 | 113 | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 32 | -71.7% |
| 2013 | 71 | +121.9% |
| 2014 | 339 | +377.5% |
| 2015 | 56 | -83.5% |
| 2016 | 8 | -85.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2018 | 10 | +233.3% |
| 2019 | 1,119 | +11090.0% |
| 2020 | 138 | -87.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | -98.6% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 3,855 | +385400.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3,855 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127, 30.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +385400.0% | 1 | 3,855 |
| 2019 | +11090.0% | 10 | 1,119 |
| 2007 | +2793.1% | 58 | 1,678 |
| 2002 | +2102.1% | 94 | 2,070 |
| 1975 | +668.2% | 22 | 169 |
| 1998 | +587.5% | 671 | 4,613 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 143.6 | 22 | 208 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1,582 | 383 | 2,793 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,783 | 520 | 4,613 | 10 |
| 2000s | 808 | 58 | 2,070 | 10 |
| 2010s | 190.4 | 3 | 1,119 | 10 |
| 2020s | 666.33 | 0 | 3,855 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 21 Kazakhstan 4,240 compare
- 22 Cameroon 4,117 compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 4,099 compare
- 25 Algeria 2,928 compare
- 26 South Africa 2,778 compare
- 27 Madagascar 2,454 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 measles - number of reported cases in Laos?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Laos was 3,855 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4,613 in 1998.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does Laos rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Laos ranks 24th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,783.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Measles - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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