Latest items for Laos
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:36 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Between 2000 and 2020, the country’s maternal mortality rate fell by over 250 per cent – one of the largest percentage reductions in the world" (para 5).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Between 2000 and 2020, the country’s maternal mortality rate fell by over 250 per cent – one of the largest percentage reductions in the world" (para 5).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:36 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"In Xieng Khouang, rates of early marriage and pregnancy are high; according to 2017 data, one in four women aged 15 to 19 was married or in a union, and one in five women of the same age group were either pregnant with their first child or had already given birth" (para 6).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"In Xieng Khouang, rates of early marriage and pregnancy are high; according to 2017 data, one in four women aged 15 to 19 was married or in a union, and one in five women of the same age group were either pregnant with their first child or had already given birth" (para 6).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:36 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"Yet challenges persist, especially among remote and rural populations, who often struggle with limited access to sexual and reproductive health services" (para 6). "Across many remote and hard-to-reach Lao communities, a shortage of trained health providers jeopardizes access to family planning and sexual and reproductive health services – endangering the lives of women and girls" (para 12).
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"Yet challenges persist, especially among remote and rural populations, who often struggle with limited access to sexual and reproductive health services" (para 6). "Across many remote and hard-to-reach Lao communities, a shortage of trained health providers jeopardizes access to family planning and sexual and reproductive health services – endangering the lives of women and girls" (para 12).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:36 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"[R]ecent research points to the need for nearly 6,000 trained midwives across the country in the next six years. In 2019, there were just 1,834 in total" (para 2). "Every year, about 200 students graduate from the country’s three internationally-accredited midwifery colleges – the first to receive the distinction in the Asia-Pacific region, with the process supported by UNFPA" (para 10).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"[R]ecent research points to the need for nearly 6,000 trained midwives across the country in the next six years. In 2019, there were just 1,834 in total" (para 2). "Every year, about 200 students graduate from the country’s three internationally-accredited midwifery colleges – the first to receive the distinction in the Asia-Pacific region, with the process supported by UNFPA" (para 10).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:36 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"In Xieng Khouang, rates of early marriage and pregnancy are high; according to 2017 data, one in four women aged 15 to 19 was married or in a union" (para 6).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"In Xieng Khouang, rates of early marriage and pregnancy are high; according to 2017 data, one in four women aged 15 to 19 was married or in a union" (para 6).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, D R Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Israel, Kazakhstan, Laos, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nepal, Rwanda
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Technically illegal, but still practiced" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Technically illegal, but still practiced" (para 18).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Madagascar, South Africa, Turkmenistan
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
8.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
8.0
July 8, 2024, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Laos’ criminal code states that those convicted of prostitution can face sentences of between three months and one year in prison or can be ordered to undergo “re-education” and to pay fines of between 500,000 kip (US$25) and 3 million kip (US$150)" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Laos’ criminal code states that those convicted of prostitution can face sentences of between three months and one year in prison or can be ordered to undergo “re-education” and to pay fines of between 500,000 kip (US$25) and 3 million kip (US$150)" (para 4).
July 8, 2024, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"The entertainment venues in suburban Pak Ngum district must by law close at midnight but instead stay open until near dawn and have a reputation of secretly offering sex services" (para 2).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"The entertainment venues in suburban Pak Ngum district must by law close at midnight but instead stay open until near dawn and have a reputation of secretly offering sex services" (para 2).
July 8, 2024, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Police near Vientiane found 47 sex workers – including four girls under 18 years old – during a raid of nightclubs, restaurants and karaoke bars that was prompted by complaints from local residents" (para 1). "It was unclear if those detained in the raids would face charges. It was also unknown whether any establishment owners were arrested" (para 6). “'The rest belong to the Chinese,' he said. 'If Lao venues stay open later than midnight, they will be fined right away or ordered to be shut down. But if Chinese venues stay open until dawn, they’ll never get fined. And it’s OK for them to provide sex service too'" (para...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Police near Vientiane found 47 sex workers – including four girls under 18 years old – during a raid of nightclubs, restaurants and karaoke bars that was prompted by complaints from local residents" (para 1). "It was unclear if those detained in the raids would face charges. It was also unknown whether any establishment owners were arrested" (para 6). “'The rest belong to the Chinese,' he said. 'If Lao venues stay open later than midnight, they will be fined right away or ordered to be shut down. But if Chinese venues stay open until dawn, they’ll never get fined. And it’s OK for them to provide sex service too'" (para...more
May 23, 2024, 10:07 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"Article 215 of the penal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of five to 15 years’ imprisonment and a fine of 10 million to 100 million Lao kip ($580 to $5,810); if the crime involved a child victim, the fine range increased to 100 million to 500 million Lao kip ($5,810 to $29,040)." (3).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"Article 215 of the penal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of five to 15 years’ imprisonment and a fine of 10 million to 100 million Lao kip ($580 to $5,810); if the crime involved a child victim, the fine range increased to 100 million to 500 million Lao kip ($5,810 to $29,040)." (3).
May 9, 2024, 12:02 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Yes engaging in 'prostitution' is a criminal offence under Article 260 of the Penal Code. Is buying sex criminalised? Yes, a person "who buys prostitution services" is guilty of an offence under Article 260 of the Penal Code. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - assisting or facilitating 'prostitution' is a criminal offence under Article 260 of the Penal Code and procuring is criminalised under Article 254.
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Yes engaging in 'prostitution' is a criminal offence under Article 260 of the Penal Code. Is buying sex criminalised? Yes, a person "who buys prostitution services" is guilty of an offence under Article 260 of the Penal Code. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - assisting or facilitating 'prostitution' is a criminal offence under Article 260 of the Penal Code and procuring is criminalised under Article 254.
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Laos ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Laos ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Laos who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 19 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Laos who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 19 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
3
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
3
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
126
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
126
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
2
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
2
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Laos was 126 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Laos was 126 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Laos is 55.4% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Laos is 55.4% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Laos is 70 years for women and 66 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Laos is 70 years for women and 66 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Laos is 66.2 years for men and 70.9 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Laos is 66.2 years for men and 70.9 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
1
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
1
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"21.0 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"21.0 births per 1000 population"
Aug. 29, 2023, 12:39 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Heirs are as follows: 1. Offspring, adopted children, stepchildren of the owner of inheritance including Unborn children are entitled to their share of inheritance of the deceased. The mother shall manage the inheritance; 2. The surviving spouse of the owner of the inheritance; 3. Parents or paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents or great grandparents of the owner of the heritage; 4. Older and younger brothers and sisters, or paternal uncles and aunts and maternal uncles and aunts, or nephews and nieces of the owner of the heritage; 5. The State, or legal entities and other individuals as specified in this Civil Code" (157). "In case a spouse dies leaving the...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Heirs are as follows: 1. Offspring, adopted children, stepchildren of the owner of inheritance including Unborn children are entitled to their share of inheritance of the deceased. The mother shall manage the inheritance; 2. The surviving spouse of the owner of the inheritance; 3. Parents or paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents or great grandparents of the owner of the heritage; 4. Older and younger brothers and sisters, or paternal uncles and aunts and maternal uncles and aunts, or nephews and nieces of the owner of the heritage; 5. The State, or legal entities and other individuals as specified in this Civil Code" (157). "In case a spouse dies leaving the...more
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Eritrea, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Moldova, Namibia, Nepal, Slovakia, Somalia, Suriname, Thailand, Turkmenistan
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
3.0
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
3.0
May 5, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Young people are relatively free to choose their partners but generally need their parents consent to get married. Young men and women often meet eligible partners at dances held during festivals, where they are free to sit and talk privately. Young people often marry cousins or someone from their own village" (para 1).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Young people are relatively free to choose their partners but generally need their parents consent to get married. Young men and women often meet eligible partners at dances held during festivals, where they are free to sit and talk privately. Young people often marry cousins or someone from their own village" (para 1).
May 5, 2023, 11:37 a.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Until recently, young Lao people married in the same village and community members were mostly distant relatives" (para 12).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Until recently, young Lao people married in the same village and community members were mostly distant relatives" (para 12).