Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Laos
Laos: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) was 31.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Laos, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Laos stood at 31.0%. 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 in Laos peaked at 31.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1990.
That places Laos 165th out of 196 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 (% of adults) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.8% | — |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +3.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 31.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.5%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 31.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.9%, 55% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 9.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.4% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 20.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.1% | 31.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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- 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 prevalence of overweight in Laos?
- Prevalence of overweight in Laos was 31.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Laos ranks 165th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.