Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Bangladesh
10.7%
in 2022
Lao People's Democratic Republic
10.7%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
9th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Bangladesh
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 10.7% against 10.7% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 9th of 99 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 12.1% | 3.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.4% | 0.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 7.8% | 5.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Bangladesh, at 10.7% against 10.7% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2015.
- How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 9th of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.