Cameroon vs Laos: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- Cameroon
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 31.2% against 29.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 32nd and Laos ranks 30th of 162 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 48.4% | 9.1% | Laos |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 39.0% | 5.5% | Laos |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 31.9% | 2.3% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Cameroon or Laos?
- Laos, at 31.2% against 29.7% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Cameroon and Laos?
- 1.5%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Laos rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd and Laos ranks 30th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (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 stunting, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.