Lao PDR · Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)
24.3%2023
Publisher note: Lao Social Indicator Survey III, 2023, Survey Findings Report. Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao Statistics Bureau and UNICEF
Unit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Underweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-age <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.
Weight-for-age below -2 SD, WHO country-level survey estimates, both sexes, no additional disaggregation; retain survey comments. Reference years are irregular survey labels; fieldwork windows were not supplied by the retained projection. Matching year labels do not prove matching collection periods.
Measurement basis: survey-based estimate; reference years are irregular.
Reference-period cadence: irregular survey reference years.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
Download this immutable source capture · Source and coverage corrections
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.
History and uncertainty
Charts plot numeric readings. Reported upper bounds create gaps; their values, uncertainty endpoints and source notes remain available in the table and downloads.
Reported estimates and uncertainty · 8 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lao PDR | 1993 | 39.8 | Not reported | Not reported | Women and children in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Results from the LAO social indicator survey (LSIS). Vientiane: Mother and Child Institute, 1994a Converted estimate |
| Lao PDR | 1994 | 35.9 | Not reported | Not reported | Lao National Assessment Survey (LNAS) 1994 Converted estimate |
| Lao PDR | 2000 | 35.6 | 31.8 | 39.6 | Laos Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2000. New York, United States: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). |
| Lao PDR | 2006 | 31.6 | 29.3 | 34 | Lao PDR multiple indicator cluster survey 2006, final report. Vientiane, Lao PDR: Department of Statistics and UNICEF, 2008 |
| Lao PDR | 2011 | 26.6 | 25 | 28.3 | Lao social indicator survey LSIS (MICS/DHS). Vientiane, Lao PDR: MoH and LSB, 2012 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Lao PDR | 2015 | 25.5 | 24.4 | 26.6 | Lao Child Anthropometry Assessment Survey: Add-On to the 2015 National Immunization Survey, Final Report, February 2016 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Lao PDR | 2017 | 21.1 | 20 | 22.3 | Lao Social Indicator Survey II 2017, Survey Findings Report. Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao Statistics Bureau and UNICEF |
| Lao PDR | 2023 | 24.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Lao Social Indicator Survey III, 2023, Survey Findings Report. Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao Statistics Bureau and UNICEF |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.