Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 0.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2008
All-time low
0.9%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sri Lanka is 0.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 179th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 12% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.4%, 38% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 176 Mali 1.3% compare
- 177 Timor-Leste 1.2% compare
- 177 East Timor 1.2% compare
- 180 Myanmar 0.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Sri Lanka ranks 179th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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