Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Chad or Sri Lanka?

Chad, at 18.2% against 17.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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 underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Chad

18.2%

in 2022

Sri Lanka

17.1%

in 2024

Chad rank

20th

Sri Lanka rank

22nd

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Chad
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Chad currently reports 18.2% against 17.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	29.2%	22.9%	6.3%	Chad
2010s	29.2%	14.0%	15.2%	Chad
2020s	19.5%	13.5%	6.0%	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Chad or Sri Lanka?: Chad, at 18.2% against 17.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Chad and Sri Lanka?: 1.1%, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sri Lanka?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Chad and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Chad ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 96 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 underweight, weight for age (% 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 underweight, weight for age (% 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: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.