Senegal vs Sri Lanka: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard

Senegal
3.6%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
3.8%
in 2024
Senegal rank
181st
Sri Lanka rank
178th

Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time

  • Senegal
  • Sri Lanka
01234198020022024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Senegal, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Senegal
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Sri Lanka
2000s 1.4% 1.6% 0.2% Sri Lanka
2010s 2.3% 2.8% 0.5% Sri Lanka
2020s 3.3% 3.6% 0.4% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Senegal or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Senegal and Sri Lanka?
0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
Senegal ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed