Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Laos
Laos: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 7,075 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Laos, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned due to aids deaths in Laos is 7,075 children, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Laos peaked at 7,075 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.16 children, in 1990.
Laos ranks 72nd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.67 children | 1.16 children | 108.13 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 927.45 children | 167.5 children | 2,007 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,173 children | 2,300 children | 5,992 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,790 children | 6,330 children | 7,075 children | 5 |
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More reference data data for Laos
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3578 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2805 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8819 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.95 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 317.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4679 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 2,108 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Laos?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Laos was 7,075 children in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 7,075 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 children in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Laos ranks 72nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children, aged 17 and under, who have been orphaned by the death of one or both parents from AIDS at any point in their lives. This is the central estimate.