Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Laos or Latin America & Caribbean?

Laos, at 10.7% against 1.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Latin America & Caribbean?

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

Laos vs Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Laos

10.7%

in 2023

Latin America & Caribbean

1.3%

in 2024

Laos rank

9th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

11th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Laos
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Laos currently reports 10.7% against 1.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 9.4%.

That makes Laos's figure about 8.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Laos ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.4%	1.9%	10.5%	Laos
2010s	8.2%	1.5%	6.7%	Laos
2020s	10.7%	1.3%	9.4%	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Laos or Latin America & Caribbean?: Laos, at 10.7% against 1.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Laos and Latin America & Caribbean?: 9.4%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Latin America & Caribbean?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Laos and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Laos ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th 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.