Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Laos
10.7%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5.6%
in 2024
Laos rank
9th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
8th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Laos
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Laos currently reports 10.7% against 5.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th of 99 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.9% | 4.5% | Laos |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.6% | 1.6% | Laos |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 5.7% | 5.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Laos, at 10.7% against 5.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 5.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Laos ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.