Share healthy diet unaffordable in Laos
Laos: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 56.2 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
56.2
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
38th
of 150 countries
All-time high
58.5
in 2017
All-time low
56.2
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Laos, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 56.2 for share healthy diet unaffordable in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
That places Laos 38th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 58.5 | — |
| 2018 | 57.1 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 56.2 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 58 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 57.3 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 56.3 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 57.6 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 56.2 | -2.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 56.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.4, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Laos's 56.2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.8, 3.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.27 | 56.2 | 58.5 | 3 |
| 2020s | 57.08 | 56.2 | 58 | 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 share healthy diet unaffordable in Laos?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Laos was 56.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2 in 2019.
- How does Laos rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Laos ranks 38th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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