Laos vs Yemen: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Laos
17.5%
in 2024
Yemen
18.5%
in 2024
Laos rank
135th
Yemen rank
132nd
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Laos
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 18.5% against 17.5% in Laos, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 135th and Yemen ranks 132nd of 199 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 9.9% | 7.3% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 10.4% | 6.0% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 12.2% | 4.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 14.8% | 3.0% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 17.7% | 1.5% | Yemen |
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, Laos or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 18.5% against 17.5% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Laos and Yemen?
- 1.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Yemen rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Laos ranks 135th and Yemen ranks 132nd 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.