Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes (NTCP) in Laos
Laos: Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 141 countries
All-time high
6
in 2008
All-time low
1
in 2022
Years of data
9
2008–2024
Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes in Laos, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1 for tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes in Laos peaked at 6 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2022.
Laos ranks 112th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | — |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5, 40% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6, 17% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 109 Portugal 1.5 compare
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- 112 Djibouti 1 compare
- 112 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 112 Ukraine 1 compare
- 112 Cuba 1 compare
- 112 Croatia 1 compare
- 112 Malta 1 compare
- 112 Gambia 1 compare
- 112 Nauru 1 compare
- 112 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 112 Mali 1 compare
- 112 Kiribati 1 compare
- 112 Jamaica 1 compare
- 112 Seychelles 1 compare
- 112 East Timor 1 compare
- 112 Eswatini 1 compare
- 112 Zimbabwe 1 compare
- 112 Congo 1 compare
- 112 Morocco 1 compare
- 112 Tunisia 1 compare
- 112 Bolivia 1 compare
- 112 Kazakhstan 1 compare
- 112 Luxembourg 1 compare
More social development data for Laos
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 80 (1987)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,489 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,489 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (1987)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -4.76 % change on previous year (1984)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes in Laos?
- Tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes in Laos was 1 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2008.
- What is the lowest tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2022.
- How does Laos rank for tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes?
- Laos ranks 112th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes (NTCP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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