Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Laos
Laos: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.1786 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Laos, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.1786 one-year-olds per square kilometre for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Laos peaked at 0.5722 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1146 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Laos 81st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Laos, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4819 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0.494 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5088 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5368 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5606 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5722 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5567 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5273 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5166 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5518 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5401 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5479 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5459 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3858 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3444 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3127 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2952 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3372 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3275 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.354 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3427 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3318 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3573 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3835 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3557 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2941 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3369 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2641 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2236 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1761 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1623 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1552 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1146 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1148 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1223 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1247 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1546 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1757 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2383 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2723 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2433 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2072 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1786 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -13.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1786 one-year-olds per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2635 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1786 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1666 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5283 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.4819 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5722 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4188 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2952 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5518 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3244 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2236 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.3835 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1539 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1146 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2383 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2254 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1786 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2723 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1905 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 79 Ghana 0.187 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 80 Central African Republic 0.1857 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 82 Mali 0.1756 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 83 Lesotho 0.1728 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 84 Kenya 0.1718 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
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- 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 number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Laos?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Laos was 0.1786 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5722 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1146 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Laos rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Laos ranks 81st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.