Mali vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Mali
1.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2024
Mali rank
160th
Sri Lanka rank
162nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 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 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 162nd of 163 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Mali or Sri Lanka?
- Mali, at 1.3% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Mali ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 162nd of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.