Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups

Laos

28.6%

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

28.8%

in 2023

Laos rank

77th

Papua New Guinea rank

76th

Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups over time

Papua New Guinea currently reports 28.8% against 28.6% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 77th and Papua New Guinea ranks 76th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups
Unit: % of women ages 15-49
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,608 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.