Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 0.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 62nd of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.5% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 62nd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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