People using safely managed sanitation services in Laos
Laos: People using safely managed sanitation services was 71.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Laos is 71.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Laos peaked at 71.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2000.
That places Laos 63rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.2% | — |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 71.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 21.2% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 43.8% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 64.5% | 71.4% | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Laos?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Laos was 71.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Laos ranks 63rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.