Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Laos
Laos: Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy was 68.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Laos is 68.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 518.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Laos peaked at 68.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Laos 54th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 12.0% | — |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +90.0% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -45.0% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +133.3% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +38.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 68.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 81% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Laos's 68.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.0%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 0.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 10.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 28.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 51 Libya 70.0% compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 69.0% compare
- 52 Central African Republic 69.0% compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 68.0% compare
- 56 El Salvador 66.0% compare
- 56 Suriname 66.0% compare
More gender data for Laos
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Laos?
- Share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Laos was 68.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Laos ranks 54th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 518.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral medicine is used to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.