Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 29.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 29.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 48.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2024.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 29th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.9% | — |
| 2001 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 44.0% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 32.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 29.9% | 31.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 26 Vanuatu 31.0% compare
- 27 Marshall Islands 30.0% compare
- 27 South Sudan 30.0% compare
- 29 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.9% compare
- 29 United Republic of Tanzania 29.9% compare
- 32 Rwanda 29.8% compare
- 32 Solomon Islands 29.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.96 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.76 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.23 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.1 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.161 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.23 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6476 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 29.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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