(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
11.24
in 2022
Sri Lanka
17.18
in 2022
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS rank
136th
Sri Lanka rank
136th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
  • Sri Lanka
051015199020062022

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 17.18 against 11.24 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS, a difference of 5.94.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ahead.

(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ranks 136th and Sri Lanka ranks 136th of 156 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 6.59 6.2 0.3928 (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
2010s 8.84 11.48 2.64 Sri Lanka
2020s 10.85 16.31 5.46 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 17.18 against 11.24 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS and Sri Lanka?
5.94, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS and Sri Lanka?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ranks 136th and Sri Lanka ranks 136th of 156 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed