What is antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Laos?

Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Laos was 15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2023, according to WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest antibiotic usage by surveillance category recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 18.89 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2022.

What is the lowest antibiotic usage by surveillance category recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2023.

How does Laos rank for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?

Laos ranks 12th out of 46 countries with data for 2023.

Where does this Laos data come from?

The figures come from WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Antibiotic usage by surveillance category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Laos

Name: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Laos
Creator: WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Laos: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category was 15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day

Change on year

down 18.9%

World rank

12th

of 46 countries

All-time high

18.89 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day

in 2022

All-time low

15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day

in 2023

Years of data

2019–2023

Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Laos, 2019–2023

Source: WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.

Analysis

Laos recorded 15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day for antibiotic usage by surveillance category in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 16.5% over five years.

That places Laos 12th out of 46 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Laos, 2019 to 2023.
Year	defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	Change
2019	18.35 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	—
2020	16.57 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	-9.7%
2021	15.9 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	-4.0%
2022	18.89 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	+18.8%
2023	15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	-18.9%

Laos compared with similar countries

Laos's 15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.75 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, 1.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	18.35 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	18.35 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	18.35 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	1
2020s	16.67 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	18.89 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	4

Countries ranked near Laos

9 Spain 15.75 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
10 Burkina Faso 15.61 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
11 Iceland 15.59 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
13 Benin 15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
14 South Africa 15.13 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
15 Romania 14.79 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Laos?: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Laos was 15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2023, according to WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest antibiotic usage by surveillance category recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 18.89 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2022.
What is the lowest antibiotic usage by surveillance category recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2023.
How does Laos rank for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?: Laos ranks 12th out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Laos data come from?: The figures come from WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Antibiotic usage by surveillance category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Unit: defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
Source: WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 46 places, 344 data points, 2016–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total defined daily doses of AWaRe category: Access used per 1000 inhabitants per day. Access antibiotics have activity against a wide range of common pathogens and show lower resistance potential than antibiotics in the other groups.