Comoros vs Laos: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Comoros
3.9%
in 2024
Laos
3.7%
in 2024
Comoros rank
121st
Laos rank
124th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Comoros
- Laos
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 3.9% against 3.7% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 121st and Laos ranks 124th of 163 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 2.0% | 12.8% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 2.5% | 6.1% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Comoros or Laos?
- Comoros, at 3.9% against 3.7% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Comoros and Laos?
- 0.2%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Laos rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Comoros ranks 121st and Laos ranks 124th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.