Mali vs Sri Lanka: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Mali
1.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2024
Mali rank
159th
Sri Lanka rank
161st
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Mali
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.3% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 159th and Sri Lanka ranks 161st of 162 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Mali or Sri Lanka?
- Mali, at 1.3% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Mali and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Sri Lanka rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Mali ranks 159th and Sri Lanka ranks 161st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.