Lao People's Democratic Republic vs (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Lao People's Democratic Republic
16.84
in 2022
(SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries
10.74
in 2022
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
140th
(SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries rank
143rd

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries
51015199020062022

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 16.84 against 10.74 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries, a difference of 6.1.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.6 times (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 140th and (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries ranks 143rd of 193 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries Difference Ahead
2000s 7.84 5.55 2.3 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 12.14 7.91 4.23 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 16.11 10.28 5.83 Lao People's Democratic Republic

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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 16.84 against 10.74 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Lao People's Democratic Republic and (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries?
6.1, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 140th and (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries 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.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed