Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Sri Lanka
9.0%
in 2024
Uganda
7.6%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
185th
Uganda rank
188th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.0% against 7.6% in Uganda, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 185th and Uganda ranks 188th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 4.1% | 3.0% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 5.0% | 3.1% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 6.1% | 2.4% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.8% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.4% | 1.1% | 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, Sri Lanka or Uganda?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.0% against 7.6% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 1.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Sri Lanka ranks 185th and Uganda ranks 188th 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.