Health in Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,070 indicators covering health for Lao People's Democratic Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 43.7% 2019 up 15.9% 136th Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 25.9 2019 up 1.2% 183rd Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 62.0% 2025 down 12.7% 142nd People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 74.6% 2024 up 2.3% 59th Adolescent birth rate 2.57 2016 down 64.1% 22nd Rubella number unvaccinated 49,157 2023 up 43.6% 40th Estimated number of malaria cases 538 Cases 2024 down 99.4% 71st Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 80 2023 up 60.0% 55th Medical doctors 3.77 2024 unchanged 143rd Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 14.6% 2022 up 0.1% 161st Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 15.8% 2022 up 1.3% 158th Nursing and midwifery personnel 13.64 2024 up 7.7% 148th Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV 23,000 2025 up 64.3% 78th Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 0.5% 2025 up 66.7% 62nd Immunization measles vs vaccine safety 66 2024 — 146th Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 66 2024 — 146th Cases of paralytic polio from vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 — 24th Cases of paralytic polio from wild vs vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 — 24th TB patients with known HIV status 88.0% 2024 up 15.8% 103rd Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 14,563 2025 up 275.4% 80th Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV 64.0% 2025 up 137.0% 101st Dentists 0.82 2024 up 60.8% 124th Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 40 2024 up 48.1% 97th Hib3 number unvaccinated 41,228 2023 up 55.8% 60th Number of new HIV infections 1,300 2025 unchanged 67th Number of people dying from HIV-related causes 500 2025 unchanged 62nd Capital health expenditure 0.1% 2023 up 30.6% 102nd Tested TB patients HIV-positive 4.2% 2024 down 44.7% 100th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0-4 0.0% 2021 — 3rd Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 2.2% 2021 — 6th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 1.2% 2021 — 33rd Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 1.6% 2021 — 14th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 15-5 2.0% 2021 — 70th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 15-5 2.9% 2021 — 72nd Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 15-5 2.6% 2021 — 74th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 60+ 2.3% 2021 — 75th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 60+ 3.5% 2021 — 78th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 60+ 2.9% 2021 — 78th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, female 1.9% 2021 — 70th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, male 2.7% 2021 — 72nd Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 27.0% 2021 down 29.0% 87th Cause of death, by injury 7.8% 2021 down 13.6% 65th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 62.9% 2021 up 18.6% 97th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 2.4% 2021 — 71st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 80.5% 2021 down 6.5% 51st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 79.8% 2021 down 6.5% 53rd Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 80.1% 2021 down 6.6% 51st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 37.1% 2021 down 22.7% 71st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 30.4% 2021 down 21.8% 65th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 33.2% 2021 down 23.0% 66th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 22.6% 2021 down 30.3% 115th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 17.6% 2021 down 16.2% 124th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 19.6% 2021 down 23.5% 119th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 15.7% 2021 down 10.1% 132nd Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 16.7% 2021 down 7.9% 134th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 16.2% 2021 down 8.9% 131st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 27.2% 2021 down 30.5% 78th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 26.7% 2021 down 27.7% 95th Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, female 7.4% 2021 up 53.9% 34th Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, male 8.0% 2021 up 50.7% 27th ← Previous Page 11 of 18 Next →