Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Laos
Laos: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0013 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per capita in Laos is 0.0013 cases per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0033 cases per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 cases per person, in 2024.
Laos ranks 54th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0033 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0033 cases per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.003 cases per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.003 cases per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 cases per person | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 cases per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 cases per person | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 cases per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 cases per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 cases per person | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 cases per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 cases per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.002 cases per person | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.002 cases per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 cases per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 cases per person | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 cases per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 cases per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 cases per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 cases per person | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 cases per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 cases per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 cases per person | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 cases per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 cases per person | -2.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0013 cases per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 cases per person, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0013 cases per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0008 cases per person, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0028 cases per person | 0.0022 cases per person | 0.0033 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 cases per person | 0.0015 cases per person | 0.0022 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 cases per person | 0.0013 cases per person | 0.0015 cases per person | 5 |
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)
- 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 tuberculosis cases, per capita in Laos?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Laos was 0.0013 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 cases per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Laos ranks 54th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.