What is homicides in Laos?

Homicides in Laos was 473.51 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest homicides recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 475.35 deaths in 2017.

What is the lowest homicides recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 458.12 deaths in 2002.

How does Laos rank for homicides?

Laos ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.

Is homicides rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Laos data come from?

The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Homicides in Laos

Name: Homicides in Laos
Creator: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Laos: Homicides was 473.51 deaths in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)

473.51 deaths

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

87th

of 194 countries

All-time high

475.35 deaths

in 2017

All-time low

458.12 deaths

in 2002

Years of data

2000–2021

Homicides in Laos, 2000–2021

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Laos recorded 473.51 deaths for homicides in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicides in Laos peaked at 475.35 deaths in 2017 and was at its lowest, 458.12 deaths, in 2002.

That places Laos 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	461.1 deaths	458.12 deaths	464.55 deaths	10
2010s	468.7 deaths	460.69 deaths	475.35 deaths	10
2020s	473.82 deaths	473.51 deaths	474.13 deaths	2

Countries ranked near Laos

84 Paraguay 507.39 deaths compare
85 Mauritania 500.5 deaths compare
86 Liberia 484.51 deaths compare
88 Namibia 454.03 deaths compare
89 Tunisia 443.38 deaths compare
90 Uzbekistan 433.66 deaths compare

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More social development data for Laos

Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 80 (1987)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,489 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.135 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.032 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.047 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.135 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.118 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.11 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicides in Laos?: Homicides in Laos was 473.51 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicides recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 475.35 deaths in 2017.
What is the lowest homicides recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 458.12 deaths in 2002.
How does Laos rank for homicides?: Laos ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicides rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Laos data come from?: The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Homicides
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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