Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos
Laos: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 8,965 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,965
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
63rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
9,124
in 2023
All-time low
2,227
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos stood at 8,965.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 103.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos peaked at 9,124 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,227, in 2000.
That places Laos 63rd out of 197 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.
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,227 | — |
| 2001 | 2,418 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 2,621 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 2,748 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3,206 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 3,766 | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 4,031 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 3,980 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4,123 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 3,900 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 4,061 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 4,360 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 4,118 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 4,130 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4,396 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 4,534 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 4,981 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 5,730 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 6,548 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 6,816 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 8,013 | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 6,171 | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 8,702 | +41.0% |
| 2023 | 9,124 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 8,965 | -1.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 8,965 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,658, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 8,965 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,535, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,302 | 2,227 | 4,123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,967 | 4,061 | 6,816 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,195 | 6,171 | 9,124 | 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 - new and relapse cases in Laos?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Laos was 8,965 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 9,124 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,227 in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- Laos ranks 63rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).