Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 38.78 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Sri Lanka, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sri Lanka is 38.78, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sri Lanka peaked at 38.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.98, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 142nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.98 | — |
| 1991 | 9.5 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 10.05 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 10.63 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 11.23 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 11.86 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 12.52 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 13.21 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 13.94 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 14.7 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 15.49 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 16.31 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 17.16 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 18.04 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 18.95 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 19.88 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 20.84 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 21.82 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 22.82 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 23.84 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 24.87 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 25.93 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 27.01 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 28.12 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 29.24 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 30.4 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 31.57 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 32.76 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 33.95 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 35.15 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 36.35 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 37.56 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 38.78 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.66 | 8.98 | 14.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.52 | 15.49 | 23.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9 | 24.87 | 35.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.56 | 36.35 | 38.78 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sri Lanka?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sri Lanka was 38.78 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 38.78 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.98 in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Sri Lanka ranks 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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