Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Laos

Overweight in adults in Laos in 2024 — 33.2%. Ranked 34 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 26.5 pp.

2024 33.2% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 34of 199
Period maximum 33.2%2024
Period minimum 6.8%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Laos, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 6.8%1981: 7%1982: 7.3%1983: 7.5%1984: 7.8%1985: 8.1%1986: 8.4%1987: 8.8%1988: 9.1%1989: 9.5%1990: 9.8%1991: 10.2%1992: 10.6%1993: 11.1%1994: 11.5%1995: 11.9%1996: 12.4%1997: 12.9%1998: 13.4%1999: 13.9%2000: 14.4%2001: 14.9%2002: 15.5%2003: 16%2004: 16.6%2005: 17.2%2006: 17.9%2007: 18.5%2008: 19.2%2009: 19.9%2010: 20.6%2011: 21.4%2012: 22.2%2013: 23%2014: 23.9%2015: 24.8%2016: 25.7%2017: 26.6%2018: 27.5%2019: 28.4%2020: 29.4%2021: 30.3%2022: 31.3%2023: 32.2%2024: 33.2%
Change over the period: +26.5 pp Annual average: 0.6 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 33.2%
World computed 43.7%
East Asia & Pacific computed 38.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 37%
Overweight in adults — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 33.2 +1 pp
2023 32.2 +1 pp
2022 31.3 +1 pp
2021 30.3 +0.9 pp
2020 29.4 +0.9 pp
2019 28.4 +0.9 pp
2018 27.5 +0.9 pp
2017 26.6 +0.9 pp
2016 25.7 +0.9 pp
2015 24.8 +0.9 pp
2014 23.9 +0.9 pp
2013 23 +0.8 pp
2012 22.2 +0.8 pp
2011 21.4 +0.8 pp
2010 20.6 +0.7 pp
2009 19.9 +0.7 pp
2008 19.2 +0.7 pp
2007 18.5 +0.7 pp
2006 17.9 +0.6 pp
2005 17.2 +0.6 pp
2004 16.6 +0.6 pp
2003 16 +0.6 pp
2002 15.5 +0.5 pp
2001 14.9 +0.5 pp
2000 14.4 +0.5 pp
1999 13.9 +0.5 pp
1998 13.4 +0.5 pp
1997 12.9 +0.5 pp
1996 12.4 +0.5 pp
1995 11.9 +0.4 pp
1994 11.5 +0.4 pp
1993 11.1 +0.4 pp
1992 10.6 +0.4 pp
1991 10.2 +0.4 pp
1990 9.8 +0.4 pp
1989 9.5 +0.4 pp
1988 9.1 +0.3 pp
1987 8.8 +0.3 pp
1986 8.4 +0.3 pp
1985 8.1 +0.3 pp
1984 7.8 +0.3 pp
1983 7.5 +0.3 pp
1982 7.3 +0.3 pp
1981 7 +0.2 pp
1980 6.8

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.