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
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.