Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 40.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sri Lanka, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sri Lanka is 40.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sri Lanka peaked at 40.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1980.
That places Sri Lanka 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.8% | — |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 5.8% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 6.1% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 6.9% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 40.2% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 8.8% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 15.5% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 25.1% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 36.0% | 40.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sri Lanka?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sri Lanka was 40.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1980.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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