Health in Laos

335 indicators covering health for Laos.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 0-14, male 30.3% 2025 down 9.8% 72nd
Population ages 15-64, female 2.56 million 2025 up 21.0% 102nd
Population ages 0-14, total 2.35 million 2025 up 3.9% 93rd
Immunization, Pol3 70.0% 2024 down 15.7% 168th
Immunization, BCG 88.0% 2024 down 1.1% 108th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0687 under-five deaths per woman 2024 down 47.6% 61st
Mortality rate, adult, female 134.06 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 17.9% 68th
Mortality rate, adult, male 198.27 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 12.3% 87th
Birth rate, crude 20.93 per 1,000 people 2024 down 16.4% 66th
Death rate, crude 6.19 per 1,000 people 2024 down 16.7% 151st
Mortality rate, under-5 29.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 37.2% 59th
Mortality rate, under-5, female 25.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 37.6% 61st
Mortality rate, under-5, male 32.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 37.1% 58th
Mortality rate, neonatal 13.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 33.5% 66th
Mortality rate, infant, female 23.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 35.6% 54th
Mortality rate, infant 27.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 35.1% 53rd
Mortality rate, infant, male 30.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 34.9% 52nd
Life expectancy at birth, female 71.53 years 2024 up 4.3% 158th
Life expectancy at birth, total 69.22 years 2024 up 4.3% 157th
Life expectancy at birth, male 67.02 years 2024 up 4.3% 151st
Immunization, DPT 67.0% 2024 down 19.3% 176th
Immunization, measles 69.0% 2024 down 14.8% 171st
Fertility rate, total 2.4 births per woman 2024 down 14.5% 81st
Survival to age 65, female 77.3% 2024 up 6.8% 156th
Survival to age 65, male 67.8% 2024 up 7.1% 145th
Life expectancy 68.96 years 2023 up 4.9% 178th
Maternal mortality ratio 112 2023 down 47.9% 64th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.3% 2023 down 57.7% 63rd
Lifetime risk of maternal death 356 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 135.8% 132nd
Number of maternal deaths 180 2023 down 50.0% 70th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 8.5 per 1,000 2024 down 13.3% 76th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 4.9 per 1,000 2024 down 19.7% 47th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 5.3 per 1,000 2024 down 29.3% 83rd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 1.8 per 1,000 2024 down 56.1% 68th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 2.5 per 1,000 2024 down 51.0% 67th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 2.1 per 1,000 2024 down 47.5% 58th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 6.9 per 1,000 2024 down 34.9% 63rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 3.2 per 1,000 2024 down 36.0% 56th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 5.1 per 1,000 2024 down 41.4% 59th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 8.6 per 1,000 2024 down 30.6% 68th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 3.1 per 1,000 2024 down 34.0% 60th
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 36.0% 2024 down 9.0% 83rd
Prevalence of HIV, male 0.2% 2024 unchanged 50th
Prevalence of HIV, female 0.1% 2024 unchanged 58th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 2024 down 6.9% 62nd
Incidence of HIV, all 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected population 2024 down 11.1% 61st
Prevalence of overweight 31.0% 2022 up 39.7% 165th
Prevalence of overweight, male 27.5% 2022 up 40.4% 155th
Prevalence of overweight, female 34.5% 2022 up 39.3% 165th
Immunization, HepB3 67.0% 2024 down 19.3% 170th
Life expectancy at age 15 81.76 years 2100 up 1.6% 173rd
Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 2024 unchanged 38th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV 21,000 2024 up 75.0% 79th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 2024 down 2.7% 44th
Newborns protected against tetanus 87.0% 2024 down 3.3% 65th
Population ages 55-59, male 3.4% 2025 up 15.0% 151st
Population ages 65-69, female 2.2% 2025 up 38.4% 147th
Population ages 25-29, female 8.8% 2025 down 2.9% 17th
Population ages 35-39, female 7.5% 2025 up 20.9% 58th
Population ages 60-64, female 3.0% 2025 up 35.7% 146th