Number healthy diet unaffordable in Laos
Laos: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 4.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.40 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 150 countries
All-time high
4.40 million
in 2023
All-time low
4.10 million
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Laos, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number healthy diet unaffordable in Laos is 4.40 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.
Laos ranks 61st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.10 million | — |
| 2018 | 4.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.30 million | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 4.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.40 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.40 million | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4.40 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.10 million, 86% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4.40 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.90 million, 49% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.10 million | 4.10 million | 4.10 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.34 million | 4.30 million | 4.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Laos?
- Number healthy diet unaffordable in Laos was 4.40 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4.40 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.10 million in 2017.
- How does Laos rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
- Laos ranks 61st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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