Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Madagascar
8.7%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
9.0%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
186th
Sri Lanka rank
185th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 9.0% against 8.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Madagascar ranks 186th and Sri Lanka ranks 185th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 2.8% 1.0% 1.8% Madagascar
1990s 3.4% 1.9% 1.5% Madagascar
2000s 4.6% 3.7% 0.8% Madagascar
2010s 6.2% 6.4% 0.2% Sri Lanka
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, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 9.0% against 8.7% in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Madagascar ranks 186th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 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