Children moderately or severely stunted in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Children moderately or severely stunted was 163.6 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Sri Lanka, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 163.6 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Sri Lanka peaked at 346 num th in 2004 and was at its lowest, 163.6 num th, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 340.15 num th | 323.7 num th | 346 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 255.16 num th | 196.4 num th | 313.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 173.8 num th | 163.6 num th | 186.5 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 69 Honduras 204.4 num th compare
- 70 Mauritania 175 num th compare
- 71 Tajikistan 174.4 num th compare
- 73 Ukraine 147.1 num th compare
- 74 Congo 146 num th compare
- 75 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 134.4 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 stunted in Sri Lanka?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Sri Lanka was 163.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 346 num th in 2004.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 163.6 num th in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. 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 stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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