Vaccination coverage who unicef in Laos
Laos: Vaccination coverage who unicef was 58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage who unicef in Laos, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage who unicef in Laos is 58, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage who unicef in Laos peaked at 81 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1984.
That places Laos 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage who unicef in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7 | — |
| 1982 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 | +66.7% |
| 1987 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 23 | +109.1% |
| 1989 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 32 | +60.0% |
| 1991 | 47 | +46.9% |
| 1992 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 73 | +58.7% |
| 1995 | 68 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 73 | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 67 | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 71 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 42 | -40.8% |
| 2001 | 50 | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 55 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 42 | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 36 | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 41 | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 48 | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 40 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 52 | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 59 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 64 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 78 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 81 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 78 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 75 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 70 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 63 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 65 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 69 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 55 | -20.3% |
| 2025 | 58 | +5.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 58 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 58 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 64% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage who unicef in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +109.1% | 11 | 23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.78 | 6 | 23 | 9 |
| 1990s | 59.4 | 32 | 73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.5 | 36 | 59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6 | 64 | 81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62 | 55 | 69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 180 East Timor 61 compare
- 180 Somalia 61 compare
- 182 Cote d'Ivoire 58 compare
- 184 Afghanistan 56 compare
- 184 Gabon 56 compare
- 184 Nigeria 56 compare
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 vaccination coverage who unicef in Laos?
- Vaccination coverage who unicef in Laos was 58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage who unicef recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 81 in 2014.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage who unicef recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1984.
- How does Laos rank for vaccination coverage who unicef?
- Laos ranks 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vaccination coverage who unicef rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage who unicef. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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