Children moderately or severely overweight in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Children moderately or severely overweight was 14.7 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 14.7 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Sri Lanka peaked at 21.5 num th in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.7 num th, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 130th of 180 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.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 16.7 num th | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 17.5 num th | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 18.2 num th | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 18.9 num th | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 19.5 num th | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 20.1 num th | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 20.6 num th | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 21 num th | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 21.3 num th | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 21.5 num th | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.3 num th | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.1 num th | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.8 num th | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.4 num th | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 19.8 num th | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 19.1 num th | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 18.4 num th | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 17.7 num th | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 17 num th | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 16.3 num th | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 15.5 num th | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 14.7 num th | -5.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 14.7 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 39% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 14.7 num th is below the median for South Asia, which is 31.85 num th, 46% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.99 num th | 16.1 num th | 21.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.54 num th | 18.4 num th | 21.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.24 num th | 14.7 num th | 17.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 127 Equatorial Guinea 19.1 num th compare
- 128 Bulgaria 16.8 num th compare
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.5 num th compare
- 131 Eswatini 14.5 num th compare
- 132 Qatar 13.4 num th compare
- 133 Mauritania 13.2 num th compare
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Red List Index 0.6659 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Sri Lanka?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Sri Lanka was 14.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5 num th in 2010.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7 num th in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Sri Lanka ranks 130th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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