Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 17.18 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
17.18
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
136th
of 193 countries
All-time high
17.18
in 2022
All-time low
2.45
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sri Lanka, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 17.18 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sri Lanka peaked at 17.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.45, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 136th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.45 | — |
| 1991 | 2.59 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 2.74 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.9 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 3.07 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 3.26 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 3.46 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 3.68 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 3.92 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 4.19 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 4.48 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 5.14 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 5.51 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 5.91 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 6.32 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.75 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 7.2 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 7.67 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 8.17 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 8.68 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 9.23 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 9.79 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 10.39 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 11.02 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 11.68 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 12.37 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 13.1 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 13.86 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 14.64 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 15.46 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 16.3 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 17.18 | +5.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 17.18 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 17.18 is above the median for South Asia, which is 13.74, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.23 | 2.45 | 4.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2 | 4.48 | 8.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.48 | 8.68 | 14.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.31 | 15.46 | 17.18 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sri Lanka was 17.18 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17.18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Sri Lanka ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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