Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Laos
Laos: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 1.33 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Laos, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Laos stood at 1.33. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.3% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Laos peaked at 4.48 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.33, in 2023.
That places Laos 195th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.28 | — |
| 2001 | 4.29 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.7 | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 4.48 | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 3.54 | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 3.34 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 2.93 | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 3.13 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.77 | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 3.46 | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 2.91 | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 1.94 | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 2.08 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.45 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 2.36 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.53 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 2.25 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 2.06 | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 2.74 | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 2.02 | -26.4% |
| 2023 | 1.33 | -34.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.33 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.33 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.94, 22% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.59 | 2.77 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 | 1.94 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 | 1.33 | 2.74 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare expenditure gdp in Laos?
- Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Laos was 1.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 in 2003.
- What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
- Laos ranks 195th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare expenditure gdp rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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