The current prevalence of wasting in children under 5 of Lao is 10.7%, an increase of 1.7% (18.9%) compared to 2017.
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Lao
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for Lao
Newborns protected against tetanus
90%
-3%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.5
+0.1
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar54
-intl dollar18
(2022)
Birth registration
73%
-1.8%
(2017)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
51%
+8.4%
(2017)
Lao Wasting in children between 1993 and 2023
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.7% | +1.7% |
| 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% |