Area Database (v4.1)

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

Percentage of wasted 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
Lao (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 4.04 4.66 5.28 5.90 6.52 7.14 7.76 8.38 9.00 9.62 10.2 10.9
Attapeu 7.80 8.70 9.60 10.5 11.4 12.3 13.2 14.1 15.0 15.9 16.8 17.7
Bokeo 5.12 4.98 4.84 4.70 4.56 4.42 4.28 4.14 4.00 3.86 3.72 3.58
Borikhamxay 6.56 6.44 6.32 6.20 6.08 5.96 5.84 5.72 5.60 5.48 5.36 5.24
Champasack 5.48 5.92 6.36 6.80 7.24 7.68 8.12 8.56 9.00 9.44 9.88 10.3
Huaphanh 0.01 0.64 1.27 1.90 4.80 7.70 10.6 13.5 16.4 19.3 22.2 25.1
Khammuane 5.54 6.06 6.58 7.10 7.62 8.14 8.66 9.18 9.70 10.2 10.7 11.3
Luangnamtha 32.1 28.5 24.8 21.2 17.6 13.9 10.3 6.64 3.00 2.00 1.01 0.01
Luangprabang 0.01 1.04 2.07 3.10 4.28 5.46 6.64 7.82 9.00 10.2 11.4 12.5
Oudomxay 3.22 3.58 3.94 4.30 4.66 5.02 5.38 5.74 6.10 6.46 6.82 7.18
Phongsaly 2.82 3.58 4.34 5.10 5.86 6.62 7.38 8.14 8.90 9.66 10.4 11.2
Saravane 5.78 6.62 7.46 8.30 9.14 9.98 10.8 11.7 12.5 13.3 14.2 15.0
Savannakhet 1.82 2.88 3.94 5.00 6.06 7.12 8.18 9.24 10.3 11.4 12.4 13.5
Sayabury 0.01 1.84 3.67 5.50 8.22 10.9 13.7 16.4 19.1 21.8 24.5 27.3
Sekong 6.56 6.74 6.92 7.10 7.28 7.46 7.64 7.82 8.00 8.18 8.36 8.54
Vientiane Municipality 8.38 8.02 7.66 7.30 6.94 6.58 6.22 5.86 5.50 5.14 4.78 4.42
Vientiane Province 3.52 3.88 4.24 4.60 4.96 5.32 5.68 6.04 6.40 6.76 7.12 7.48
Xiengkhuang 0.20 0.80 1.40 2.00 2.60 3.20 3.80 4.40 5.00 5.60 6.20 6.80
Lighter numbers are estimates