Children under 5 moderately or severely underweight, percentage
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 39.8 | 1 |
| 1994 | 35.9 | 2 |
| 2000 | 36.4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 31.6 | 4 |
Children under 5 severely underweight, percentage
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 9.8 | 4 |
Footnotes:
- Ministry of Public Health. Women and children in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Results from the LAO social indicator survey (LSIS). Vientiane: Mother and Child Institute, 1994 (and additional analysis).
- Diagnostic de la situation nutritionnel et consommationn alimentaire au Laos. Rapport complet de l'étude sur l'état nutritionnel de la population Laotienne. ESNA: TCP/LAO/2354. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization, 1995 (and additional analysis).
- Ministry of Health, National Institute of Public Health [Lao People's Democratic Republic]. Report on national health survey: Health status of the people in Lao PDR. Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic, January 2001 (and additional analysis).
- Department of Statistics and UNICEF. Lao PDR multiple indicator cluster survey 2006, final report. Vientiane, Lao PDR: Department of Statistics and UNICEF, 2008 (and additional analysis).
