Senegal vs Sri Lanka: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Senegal
21.8%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
22.4%
in 2024
Senegal rank
2nd
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Senegal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 22.4% against 21.8% in Senegal, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Senegal ranks 2nd and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.4% | 28.8% | 9.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 26.5% | 7.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 24.1% | 5.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 22.6% | 3.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 22.4% | 1.1% | 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, Senegal or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 22.4% against 21.8% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Senegal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Senegal ranks 2nd 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.