How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?

6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Senegal vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Senegal

1.1%

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.5%

in 2024

Senegal rank

90th

Sri Lanka rank

93rd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Senegal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.1% against 0.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 2.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 93 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.0%	0.4%	3.6%	Senegal
2000s	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%	Senegal
2010s	1.3%	1.1%	0.2%	Senegal
2020s	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Senegal or Sri Lanka?: Senegal, at 1.1% against 0.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Senegal and Sri Lanka?: 0.6%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Senegal ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 93 places, 858 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.