Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Laos
Laos: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Laos, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Laos stood at 88.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Laos peaked at 89.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1981.
That places Laos 110th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.0% | — |
| 1982 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 27.0% | +80.0% |
| 1989 | 29.0% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | +30.8% |
| 1992 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | +23.5% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +64.3% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 88.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 88.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 94% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +80.0% | 15.0% | 27.0% |
| 1994 | +64.3% | 42.0% | 69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 4.0% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 26.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 56.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 70.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 71.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Laos?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Laos was 88.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1981.
- How does Laos rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Laos ranks 110th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.