Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 22.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
22.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 1980
All-time low
22.4%
in 2019
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Sri Lanka, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Sri Lanka stood at 22.4%.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Sri Lanka peaked at 29.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.9% | — |
| 1981 | 29.6% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 29.4% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 29.2% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 29.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 28.7% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 28.3% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 27.8% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 27.6% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 27.4% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 27.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 25.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.8% | 27.8% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.5% | 25.4% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 23.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 22.4% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Sri Lanka?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Sri Lanka was 22.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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