Quick Facts and Figures

Lao PDR is the most heavily bombed country, per capita, in history

Approximately 25% of villages in Laos are contaminated with Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)

More than 580,000 bombing missions were conducted over Laos

Over 2 million tons of ordnance were dropped on Laos between 1964 and 1973

Cluster sub‐munitions or ‘Bombies’ (as they are known locally) are the most common form of UXO remaining

More than 270 million bombies were dropped onto Laos

Up to 30% failed to detonate

Approximately 80 million unexploded bombies remained in Laos after the war

All 17 provinces of Laos suffer from UXO contamination

41 out of the 46 poorest districts in Laos have UXO contamination

Over 50,000 people have been killed or injured as a result of UXO accidents in the period 1964 ‐2008

Over 20,000 people have been killed or injured as a result of UXO accidents post‐war period, 1974‐2008

UXO Lao works in the nine most heavily UXO contaminated provinces in the country.

UXO Lao needs on an average, US$6.5 million, for operations. It employs over 1,000 people.