Share of men who are overweight or obese in Laos
Laos: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 29.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Laos, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men who are overweight or obese in Laos is 29.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Laos peaked at 29.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1980.
Laos ranks 155th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.4% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 18.3% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 26.2% | 29.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3578 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2805 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8819 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.95 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 317.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4679 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 2,108 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Laos?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Laos was 29.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1980.
- How does Laos rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Laos ranks 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.