Lao People's Democratic Republic vs World: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- World
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 24.3% against 12.2% in World, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 2.0 times World's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th and World ranks 7th of 96 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 | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 19.7% | 13.9% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 14.7% | 9.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 12.4% | 11.9% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Lao People's Democratic Republic or World?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 24.3% against 12.2% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Lao People's Democratic Republic and World?
- 12.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and World?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and World rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th and World ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.