Lao PDR: Children (0-14) living with HIV

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Lao PDR's children (0-14) living with HIV fell 2.6% on 2023 (from 780 to 760).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +9.9% and a typical year strayed about 32.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 150% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.6% in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 10.97 a year. A straight line explains 64% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Lao PDR had the 60th highest value of the 87 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Lao PDR in the 2024 ranking

• Morocco — 57th of 87: 900
• Guatemala — 58th of 87: 890
• Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 59th of 87: 860
• Bolivia — 61st of 87: 700
• Honduras — 62nd of 87: 630
• Tajikistan — 63rd of 87: 620

What this measures

Children living with HIV refers to the number of children ages 0-14 who are infected with HIV.

All 35 values

Children (0-14) living with HIV in nearby economies

• Cambodia — 1,300 (2024)
• Fiji — 200 (2024)
• Malaysia — 500 (2024)
• Myanmar — 8,900 (2024)
• Papua New Guinea — 15,000 (2024)
• Philippines — 1,300 (2024)
• Thailand — 1,200 (2024)
• Viet Nam — 3,500 (2024)

More health data for Lao PDR

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 9.83% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 10.18% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 1.15 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 29.38% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 1.2 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 30.29% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 2.35 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 29.84% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 9.97% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Lao PDR's children (0-14) living with HIV?

760 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 660% from 100 in 1990 (6.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 790 in 2020 and the lowest 100 in 1990.

How does Lao PDR rank?

60th highest of 87 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children (0-14) living with HIV unusual for Lao PDR?

In 2024, Lao PDR's children (0-14) living with HIV fell 2.6% on 2023 (from 780 to 760). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +9.9% and a typical year strayed about 32.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.0014, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: 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 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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