Health in Lao People's Democratic Republic

1,071 indicators covering health for Lao People's Democratic Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, male 8.0% 2021 up 50.7% 27th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 7.7% 2021 up 52.1% 32nd
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, female 25.4% 2021 up 5.8% 98th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, male 36.3% 2021 up 2.7% 80th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14 31.8% 2021 up 5.6% 88th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female 8.7% 2021 down 19.9% 74th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male 19.0% 2021 down 19.0% 89th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 14.9% 2021 down 19.0% 90th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, female 2.0% 2021 down 9.4% 110th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male 2.6% 2021 down 12.7% 132nd
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ 2.3% 2021 down 11.1% 118th
Cause of death, by injury, female 5.2% 2021 down 14.7% 52nd
Cause of death, by injury, male 9.9% 2021 down 13.6% 72nd
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, female 12.1% 2021 up 33.7% 139th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, male 12.2% 2021 up 31.3% 139th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4 12.2% 2021 up 32.3% 139th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, female 35.3% 2021 up 26.0% 109th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, male 32.0% 2021 up 24.4% 104th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14 33.4% 2021 up 24.6% 106th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, female 66.7% 2021 up 17.5% 71st
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, male 60.5% 2021 up 8.9% 58th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 63.0% 2021 up 12.4% 61st
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, female 79.9% 2021 down 0.5% 54th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, male 77.2% 2021 down 2.2% 60th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+ 78.6% 2021 down 1.4% 60th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, female 65.7% 2021 up 19.9% 105th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, male 60.6% 2021 up 17.6% 91st
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0-4 0.0% 2021 β€” 3rd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0-4 0.0% 2021 β€” 3rd
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 100.0% 2024 up 354.5% 1st
Pharmacists 2,312 2024 up 81.2% 80th
Tuberculosis death rate age standardized 43.52 2021 down 55.6% 44th
Age-standardized suicide rates 4.99 2021 down 10.6% 130th
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 1,343 2021 down 25.2% 69th
Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 59.67 2021 up 5.2% 57th
Total NCD Deaths 29,873 2021 up 16.9% 107th
Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 26.5% 2021 down 7.3% 19th
Life expectancy at age 60 17.18 2021 up 2.7% 121st
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 687.1 2021 down 6.0% 24th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.3473 2021 down 15.3% 110th
Life expectancy at birth 68.23 2021 up 4.9% 124th
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 188.29 2021 down 11.0% 74th
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 100.0% 2024 up 316.7% 1st
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 13.27 2021 up 2.1% 110th
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0346 2021 down 33.9% 40th
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.0338 2021 down 33.1% 40th
lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st
nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 97,637 2021 up 1.2% 144th
Tx - person-years lived above age x 6.82 million 2021 up 4.9% 124th
ex - expectation of life at age x 68.23 2021 up 4.9% 124th
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 60.41 2021 up 4.7% 119th
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 3,375 2021 down 33.1% 40th
Cardiovascular death rate vs gdp per capita 348.88 2021 down 5.5% 36th
Suicide rate vs income inequality 5.01 2021 down 11.0% 136th
Life expectancy at birth who gho 68.23 2021 up 4.9% 125th
Deaths from falls 436.46 2021 up 16.6% 101st
Death rate from falls 5.88 2021 up 0.7% 76th
Death rate from natural disasters 0 2021 down 100.0% 83rd
Deaths from natural disasters 0 2021 down 100.0% 89th
Number of deaths who 47,696 2021 down 0.1% 111th