Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Bangladesh or Laos?

Bangladesh, at 10.7% against 10.7% in Laos as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?

6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2015.

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 wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Laos: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Bangladesh

10.7%

in 2022

Laos

10.7%

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

9th

Laos rank

9th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Bangladesh
Laos

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 10.7% against 10.7% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Laos ranks 9th of 99 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.3%	12.1%	3.3%	Bangladesh
2000s	12.2%	12.4%	0.2%	Laos
2010s	12.8%	7.8%	5.0%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Bangladesh or Laos?: Bangladesh, at 10.7% against 10.7% in Laos as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Bangladesh and Laos?: 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2015.
How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Bangladesh ranks 9th and Laos ranks 9th of 99 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 wasting, weight for height (% 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 wasting, weight for height (% 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: 113 places, 1,312 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.