Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 17.16 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sri Lanka, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sri Lanka is 17.16, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sri Lanka peaked at 28.33 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.16, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.33 | — |
| 1991 | 28.12 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 27.9 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 27.64 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 27.35 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 27.05 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 26.72 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 26.38 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 26.04 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 25.7 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 25.35 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 24.99 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 24.62 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 24.25 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 23.87 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 23.49 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 23.11 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 22.72 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.33 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 21.94 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 21.56 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 21.19 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 20.82 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 20.46 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 20.1 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.74 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 19.38 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 19.02 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 18.65 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 18.28 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.9 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 17.53 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 17.16 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.12 | 25.7 | 28.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.67 | 21.94 | 25.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.92 | 18.28 | 21.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.53 | 17.16 | 17.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 India 20.99 compare
- 2 Timor-Leste 17.29 compare
- 4 Pakistan 16.45 compare
- 5 Senegal 16.32 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 16.19 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sri Lanka was 17.16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 28.33 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.16 in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Sri Lanka ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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