Bhutan vs Laos: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Bhutan
17.9%
in 2024
Laos
17.5%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
134th
Laos rank
135th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Bhutan
- Laos
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 17.9% against 17.5% in Laos, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 134th and Laos ranks 135th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.5% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.8% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.2% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Bhutan or Laos?
- Bhutan, at 17.9% against 17.5% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Bhutan and Laos?
- 0.4%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Laos?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Laos rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Bhutan ranks 134th and Laos ranks 135th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.