Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 11.9% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Sri Lanka, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Sri Lanka is 11.9%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Sri Lanka peaked at 24.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2014.
That places Sri Lanka 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24.3% | — |
| 1976 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 23.6% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 23.0% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 22.7% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 22.3% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 21.4% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 20.2% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 23.3% | 24.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 20.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 17.3% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.7% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.9% | 13.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Sri Lanka?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Sri Lanka was 11.9% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Sri Lanka ranks 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.