Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 3.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 3.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2001.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 136th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2001.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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