Haiti vs Laos: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Haiti
18.4%
in 2024
Laos
17.5%
in 2024
Haiti rank
133rd
Laos rank
135th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Haiti
- Laos
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 18.4% against 17.5% in Laos, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 133rd and Laos ranks 135th of 199 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 2.6% | 4.6% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 4.5% | 5.4% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 7.5% | 5.5% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 11.8% | 4.0% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.2% | 1.7% | Haiti |
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, Haiti or Laos?
- Haiti, at 18.4% against 17.5% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Haiti and Laos?
- 0.9%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Laos?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Laos rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Haiti ranks 133rd 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.