Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 9.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
9.0%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
185th
of 198 countries
All-time high
9.0%
in 2024
All-time low
0.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Sri Lanka, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Sri Lanka stood at 9.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Sri Lanka peaked at 9.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1980.
Sri Lanka ranks 185th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8% | — |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.2% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Sri Lanka?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Sri Lanka was 9.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1980.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Sri Lanka ranks 185th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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