Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Bangladesh
20.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
22.4%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 22.4% against 20.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 28.8% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 26.5% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 24.1% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 22.6% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 22.4% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 22.4% against 20.0% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 2.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.