Laos

Capital city — Vientiane

Country population
7,169,455
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2019
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.613
(137/188)
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2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
7
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2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Public Safety
Total number of prisoners
9,000
estimated figure
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
130
estimate
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
19
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
13.7 %
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
-
Percentage of untried prisoners
66.7 %
estimated percent…
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no, but abolitionist in practice
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PdM

+

Special populations

Women

Female prisoners

13.7 % (1,233)

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2016

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Minors

Incarcerated minors

-

not disclosed

Untried prisoners

Percentage of untried prisoners

66.7 % (6,000)

estimated percentage

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2016

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

no, but abolitionist in practice

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