Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
Lao
All years

Percentage of stunted children

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Lao (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 50.9 48.6 46.4 44.2 42.0 39.8 37.5 35.3 33.1 30.9 28.7 26.4
Attapeu 45.8 43.7 41.7 39.7 37.7 35.7 33.6 31.6 29.6 27.6 25.6 23.5
Bokeo 52.7 50.4 48.2 46.0 43.8 41.6 39.3 37.1 34.9 32.7 30.5 28.2
Borikhamxay 47.3 45.2 43.0 40.8 38.6 36.4 34.3 32.1 29.9 27.7 25.5 23.4
Champasack 43.6 41.3 38.9 36.5 34.1 31.7 29.4 27.0 24.6 22.2 19.8 17.5
Huaphanh 73.3 69.3 65.2 61.1 57.0 52.9 48.9 44.8 40.7 36.6 32.5 28.5
Khammuane 47.2 45.1 42.9 40.8 38.7 36.5 34.4 32.2 30.1 28.0 25.8 23.7
Luangnamtha 64.7 60.8 57.0 53.2 49.4 45.6 41.7 37.9 34.1 30.3 26.5 22.6
Luangprabang 48.0 47.2 46.3 45.5 44.7 43.8 43.0 42.1 41.3 40.5 39.6 38.8
Oudomxay 62.3 59.9 57.4 55.0 52.6 50.1 47.7 45.2 42.8 40.4 37.9 35.5
Phongsaly 65.2 63.8 62.4 61.0 59.6 58.2 56.8 55.4 54.0 52.6 51.2 49.8
Saravane 61.2 58.9 56.7 54.4 52.1 49.9 47.6 45.4 43.1 40.8 38.6 36.3
Savannakhet 48.2 45.8 43.3 40.8 38.3 35.8 33.4 30.9 28.4 25.9 23.4 21.0
Sayabury 47.3 44.6 41.8 39.0 36.2 33.4 30.7 27.9 25.1 22.3 19.5 16.8
Sekong 70.3 67.8 65.2 62.7 60.2 57.6 55.1 52.5 50.0 47.5 44.9 42.4
Vientiane Municipality 22.8 21.6 20.5 19.4 18.3 17.2 16.0 14.9 13.8 12.7 11.6 10.4
Vientiane Province 46.9 45.4 44.0 42.6 41.2 39.8 38.3 36.9 35.5 34.1 32.7 31.2
Xiengkhuang 57.0 55.7 54.3 53.0 51.7 50.3 49.0 47.6 46.3 45.0 43.6 42.3
Lighter numbers are estimates