Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Laos
Laos: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 16.84 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
16.84
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
140th
of 193 countries
All-time high
16.84
in 2022
All-time low
3.57
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Laos, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Laos stood at 16.84. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Laos peaked at 16.84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.57, in 1990.
That places Laos 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.57 | — |
| 1991 | 3.78 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 4 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 4.23 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.48 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 4.75 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 5.02 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 5.32 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 5.62 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 5.93 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 6.26 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 6.59 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 6.93 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 7.28 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 7.64 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 8 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 8.36 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.73 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 9.11 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 9.51 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.92 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.36 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 10.82 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 11.29 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 11.77 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 12.28 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.82 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 13.4 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 14.03 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 14.69 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 15.39 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 16.1 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 16.84 | +4.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 16.84 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 16.84 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 53% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.67 | 3.57 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.84 | 6.26 | 9.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.14 | 9.92 | 14.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.11 | 15.39 | 16.84 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Laos?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Laos was 16.84 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 16.84 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Laos ranks 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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