Health in Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,071 indicators covering health for Lao People's Democratic Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 77 2025 up 600.0% 51st Specialist medical practitioners 759 2022 down 11.5% 76th Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 92.0% 2011 up 22.7% 19th Insufficiently active 84.43 2016 down 1.2% 56th The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 100 2021 — 2nd Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 — 40th Number of indigenous malaria cases 328 2024 down 99.1% 72nd Number of confirmed malaria cases 342 2024 down 99.1% 82nd Total number of malaria cases 342 2024 down 99.1% 82nd Retreatment cases: treatment after default 20 2012 up 66.7% 91st Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 39 2024 down 99.7% 70th Number of suspected malaria cases 752,138 2024 up 164.5% 49th Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 18 2012 up 260.0% 81st Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers 303.72 2017 up 0.2% 2nd Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 11 2024 down 99.8% 85th Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 54,039 2024 down 59.5% 68th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 3,000 2015 down 11.8% 100th Natural disasters deaths 0 2019 — 7th Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 997,160 2025 up 159.3% 64th Preterm birth rate 8.52 2020 down 0.2% 33rd Preterm birth 14,007 2020 down 4.3% 55th Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 63 2025 up 65.8% 65th Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 97 2025 down 1.0% 27th Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 71.6% 2023 up 94.0% 63rd Number of reported deaths from cholera 4 2010 down 87.9% 29th Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 346,574 2024 up 27.5% 62nd Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 0.7 2014 — 111th Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 331 2024 down 98.9% 67th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 2.3 2014 down 14.8% 27th Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 698,099 2024 up 362.3% 37th Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 756 2024 down 61.5% 64th Nursing personnel 76.8% 2023 up 9.6% 62nd Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 0 2025 — 22nd Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 63.1% 2017 up 67.0% 84th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 67.7% 2017 up 65.6% 53rd People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 72.8% 2017 up 45.1% 59th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 82.2% 2017 up 35.5% 59th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 92.0% 2017 up 32.9% 56th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 29.9% 1st People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 29.4% 2017 up 92.4% 53rd People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 51.6% 2017 up 82.3% 51st People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 70.6% 2017 up 51.2% 44th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 92.5% 2017 up 51.7% 37th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 100.0% 2017 up 42.8% 1st People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 65.5% 2017 down 16.3% 18th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 42.3% 2017 down 34.1% 19th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 24.3% 2017 down 44.4% 20th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 3.4% 2017 down 89.2% 28th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 47th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 66.1% 2017 up 66.6% 49th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 70.1% 2017 up 57.4% 52nd People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 77.1% 2017 up 50.3% 52nd People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 85.6% 2017 up 63.3% 47th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 96.2% 2017 up 54.1% 36th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 82.9% 2017 up 24.5% 60th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 97.7% 2017 up 15.8% 44th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 16.2% 1st People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 15.3% 1st People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 6.4% 1st People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 24.5% 2017 up 79.1% 54th ← Previous Page 17 of 18 Next →