Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Laos
Laos: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 31.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
31.02
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
162nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.02
in 2022
All-time low
9.82
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Laos, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Laos stood at 31.02. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Laos peaked at 31.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.82, in 1990.
That places Laos 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.82 | — |
| 1991 | 10.21 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 10.61 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 11.04 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 11.47 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 11.92 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 12.39 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 12.87 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 13.36 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 13.87 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 14.4 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 14.94 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 15.5 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 16.08 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 16.68 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 17.31 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 17.95 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 18.61 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 19.29 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 19.98 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 20.69 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 21.43 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 22.2 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 22.99 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 23.82 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 24.67 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 25.54 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 26.42 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 27.32 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 28.22 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 29.14 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 30.08 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 31.02 | +3.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 31.02 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 31.02 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.14, 58% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.76 | 9.82 | 13.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.07 | 14.4 | 19.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.33 | 20.69 | 28.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.08 | 29.14 | 31.02 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Laos?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Laos was 31.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 31.02 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.82 in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Laos ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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 Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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