Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) in Laos
Laos: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) was 36.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Laos, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 36.0% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Laos peaked at 45.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1990.
Laos ranks 83rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.6% | — |
| 1991 | 41.5% | +27.2% |
| 1992 | 45.0% | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 41.9% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | -0.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 36.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 71% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 36.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +27.2% | 32.6% | 41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 32.6% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 36.4% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 38.2% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.0% | 37.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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 women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Laos?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Laos was 36.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Laos ranks 83rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.