Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Laos
Laos: Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis was 82.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Laos, 2006–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Laos is 82.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Laos peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2006.
That places Laos 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22.9% | — |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +189.1% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +50.5% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +7.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 82.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.6%, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Laos's 82.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.0%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +189.1% | 22.9% | 66.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.8% | 22.9% | 66.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 71.9% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 77.2% | 85.6% | 4 |
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 treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Laos?
- Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Laos was 82.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment coverage for schistosomiasis recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest treatment coverage for schistosomiasis recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2006.
- How does Laos rank for treatment coverage for schistosomiasis?
- Laos ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treatment coverage for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Drug coverage out of estimated population who require it.