Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 3.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 3.7 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 3.7 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9 %, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 % | — |
| 2001 | 1.9 % | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 % | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1 % | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2 % | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3 % | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4 % | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5 % | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6 % | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7 % | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.8 % | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.9 % | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.1 % | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4 % | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.5 % | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.7 % | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.96 % | 1.9 % | 2.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 % | 2.1 % | 2.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 % | 3.1 % | 3.7 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 % in 2001.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 15th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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