Laos Social: Health Statistics
LA: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population
LA: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data was reported at 0.160 Ratio in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.170 Ratio for 2023. LA: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.170 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.180 Ratio in 2019 and a record low of 0.010 Ratio in 1992. LA: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.;UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.160 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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LA: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24
LA: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24 data was reported at 0.360 Ratio in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.370 Ratio for 2023. LA: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.350 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.390 Ratio in 2019 and a record low of 0.010 Ratio in 1990. LA: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-24 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in the year before the period.;UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 0.360 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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LA: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-24
LA: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-24 data was reported at 530.000 Number in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 540.000 Number for 2023. LA: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 500.000 Number from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 560.000 Number in 2019 and a record low of 100.000 Number in 1996. LA: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV.;UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 530.000 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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LA: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-49
LA: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-49 data was reported at 1,100.000 Number in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,200.000 Number for 2023. LA: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-49 data is updated yearly, averaging 900.000 Number from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,200.000 Number in 2023 and a record low of 100.000 Number in 1994. LA: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.;UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,100.000 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults
LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data was reported at 27.200 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 27.800 % for 2021. LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 35.400 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.800 % in 2000 and a record low of 27.200 % in 2022. LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 31.800 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults
LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data was reported at 9.000 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.600 % for 2021. LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 15.850 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.200 % in 2000 and a record low of 9.000 % in 2022. LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes it. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 10.300 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults
LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data was reported at 45.400 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.100 % for 2021. LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 54.900 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.400 % in 2000 and a record low of 45.400 % in 2022. LA: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the male population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes it. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 53.300 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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LA: Proportion of Women Subjected to Physical and/or Sexual Violence in the Last 12 Months: % of Women Aged 15-49
LA: Proportion of Women Subjected to Physical and/or Sexual Violence in the Last 12 Months: % of Women Aged 15-49 data was reported at 6.400 % in 2014. LA: Proportion of Women Subjected to Physical and/or Sexual Violence in the Last 12 Months: % of Women Aged 15-49 data is updated yearly, averaging 6.400 % from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2014, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.400 % in 2014 and a record low of 6.400 % in 2014. LA: Proportion of Women Subjected to Physical and/or Sexual Violence in the Last 12 Months: % of Women Aged 15-49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months is the percentage of ever partnered women age 15-49 who are subjected to physical violence, sexual violence or both by a current or former intimate partner in the last 12 months.;United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/dataportal/database, note: Indicator code from the original source: VC_VAW_MARR; Indicator name from the original source: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age (%) , publisher: UN Statistics Division, type: API; Global Health Observatory, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/proportion-of-ever-partnered-women-and-girls-aged-15-49-years-subjected-to-physical-and-or-sexual-violence-by-a-current-or-former-intimate-partner-in-the-previous-12-months, publisher: WHO;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6.400 2014 | yearly | 2014 - 2014 |