Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 10.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sri Lanka stood at 10.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sri Lanka peaked at 19.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.7% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.6% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 5 |
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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 stunted in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sri Lanka was 10.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Sri Lanka ranks 81st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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