Laos vs Myanmar: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Laos
16.84
in 2022
Myanmar
16.61
in 2022
Laos rank
140th
Myanmar rank
143rd
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Laos
- Myanmar
How they compare
Laos currently reports 16.84 against 16.61 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.23.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 140th and Myanmar ranks 143rd of 193 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.67 | 4.53 | 0.141 | Laos |
| 2000s | 7.84 | 7.75 | 0.087 | Laos |
| 2010s | 12.14 | 12.13 | 0.01 | Laos |
| 2020s | 16.11 | 15.9 | 0.2067 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Laos or Myanmar?
- Laos, at 16.84 against 16.61 in Myanmar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Laos and Myanmar?
- 0.23, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Myanmar?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Laos and Myanmar rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Laos ranks 140th and Myanmar ranks 143rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.