Burundi vs Sri Lanka: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Burundi
8.6%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
9.0%
in 2024
Burundi rank
187th
Sri Lanka rank
185th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Burundi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.0% against 8.6% in Burundi, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 187th and Sri Lanka ranks 185th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2.1% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 1.6% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 0.3% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.5% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Burundi or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.0% against 8.6% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Burundi and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Sri Lanka rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Burundi ranks 187th and Sri Lanka ranks 185th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.