Lao is currently observing a prevalence of wasting in children under 5 of 9%, marking a decrease of 0.7% (-7.2%) compared to 2015.
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Lao
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Lao
Wasting in children
More indicators for Lao
Newborns protected against tetanus
93%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.7
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar72
+intl dollar4
(2021)
Birth registration
73%
-1.8%
(2017)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
51%
+8.3%
(2017)
Lao Wasting in children between 1993 and 2017
Period | Wasting in children | Change |
---|---|---|
2017 | 9% | -0.7% |
2015 | 9.7% | +3.8% |
2011 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
2006 | 7.4% | -10.1% |
2000 | 17.5% | +5.2% |
1994 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
1993 | 11.8% |