India vs Sri Lanka: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
India
19.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
22.4%
in 2024
India rank
4th
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 22.4% against 19.3% in India, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was India ahead.
India ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.2% | 28.8% | 8.3% | India |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 26.5% | 6.9% | India |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.1% | 4.2% | India |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 22.6% | 1.1% | India |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 22.4% | 2.2% | 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, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 22.4% against 19.3% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between India and Sri Lanka?
- 3.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- India ranks 4th 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.