Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 32.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 32.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 32.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1980.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 160th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.2% | — |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 7.3% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 12.8% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 18.5% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 27.8% | 32.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 32.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1980.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 160th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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