Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
4.25
in 2022
Sri Lanka
7.67
in 2022
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
112th
Sri Lanka rank
114th

Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time

  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
  • Sri Lanka
02468199020062022

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7.67 against 4.25 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), a difference of 3.42.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.8 times Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 156 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 1.8 1.96 0.1613 Sri Lanka
2010s 2.81 4.5 1.68 Sri Lanka
2020s 4 7.17 3.17 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 7.67 against 4.25 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Sri Lanka?
3.42, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Sri Lanka?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 156 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 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
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 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