Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Laos or Low & middle income?

Laos, at 24.3% against 13.8% in Low & middle income as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Low & middle income?

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs Low & middle income: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Laos

24.3%

in 2023

Low & middle income

13.8%

in 2024

Laos rank

8th

Low & middle income rank

5th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Laos
Low & middle income

How they compare

Laos currently reports 24.3% against 13.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 5th of 96 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Low & middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	33.6%	21.9%	11.7%	Laos
2010s	24.4%	16.6%	7.8%	Laos
2020s	24.3%	14.0%	10.3%	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Laos or Low & middle income?: Laos, at 24.3% against 13.8% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Laos and Low & middle income?: 10.5%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Low & middle income?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Laos and Low & middle income rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Laos ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 5th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.