Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae was 63.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2014–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 63.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 78.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2020.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 129th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 68.0% | — |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 63.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 63.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.5%, 74% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.5% | 62.0% | 78.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 58.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 63.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2020.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 129th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in a given year.