Health in Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,075 indicators covering health for Lao People's Democratic Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 44.5% 2017 up 112.6% 49th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 60.5% 2017 up 99.5% 47th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 79.7% 2017 up 98.0% 39th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 100.0% 2017 up 75.1% 1st People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 68.4% 2017 up 42.0% 37th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 93.0% 2017 up 24.4% 24th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 100.0% 2017 up 35.8% 1st People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 100.0% 2017 up 21.2% 1st People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 100.0% 2017 up 6.0% 1st People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 71.0% 2017 down 11.8% 14th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 50.0% 2017 down 30.3% 21st People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 34.3% 2017 down 45.2% 24th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 15.7% 2017 down 69.4% 30th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 54th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 20.0% 2017 down 50.7% 20th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.2% 2017 down 98.5% 48th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 56th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 48th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 42nd Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 0 2025 — 23rd Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 1.69 2009 down 99.7% 150th Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 2 2025 down 77.8% 36th Compliance with international health regulations 75 2016 up 47.1% 81st Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses 342 2024 down 96.1% 69th Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 277 2024 down 98.7% 32nd Number of imported malaria cases 8 2024 — 44th Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 342 2024 down 96.1% 58th Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 1,579 2024 down 23.1% 55th Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 50.3 2023 up 26.7% 32nd Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 39.94 2023 up 25.3% 48th Persistence to last grade of primary 82.2% 2017 up 20.8% 75th Average cost of tuberculosis treatment by type 5 2024 unchanged 60th Ever breastfed 97.1 2023 up 1.6% 22nd Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months 37 2023 down 34.9% 50th HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 79.0% 2013 down 21.0% 53rd Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Children born in the last 24 months 44.9 2023 up 14.8% 42nd Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant 55.6% 2023 up 22.7% 19th Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant 77.8% 2023 up 718.7% 6th Total use of antibacterials expressed as DDD per 1000 inhabitants per 18.44 2023 — 28th Pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level 83.12 2023 — 3rd Commitments to recipient countries 40.34 2010 down 7.2% 65th Disbursements to recipient countries 55.26 2010 up 205.0% 56th Reported cases of urethral discharge among men 1,440 2023 down 44.0% 31st Imports in 1000s hectolitres 16 2007 up 33.3% 102nd Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection 66.2% 2023 up 21.7% 14th Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months 78.3 2023 up 33.8% 21st Children aged <5 years wasted for age 6.4% 2012 down 63.4% 33rd Exports of beer (barley) in 1000s hectolitres 16 2009 up 60.0% 62nd Number of insecticide classes to which resistance was reported 0 2015 — 36th Percentage of sites for which pyrethroid resistance was reported 0 2015 — 33rd Percentage of sites for which organochlorine resistance was reported 0 2015 — 25th ← Previous Page 18 of 18