Latin America & Caribbean vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Latin America & Caribbean
1.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
9.3%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.3% against 1.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 7.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 14 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 14.3% | 12.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 15.4% | 13.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 9.2% | 7.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Latin America & Caribbean or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.3% against 1.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
- 8.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 14 groups.
- 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 wasting, 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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About this data
Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.