Laos vs Singapore: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Laos
3.7%
in 2024
Singapore
3.8%
in 2024
Laos rank
124th
Singapore rank
123rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Laos
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 124th and Singapore ranks 123rd of 163 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.6% | 0.2% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Laos or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Laos and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Singapore?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Singapore rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Laos ranks 124th and Singapore ranks 123rd 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.