Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 9.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.3
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
14th
of 98 countries
All-time high
21.31
in 2012
All-time low
8.2
in 2021
Years of data
14
1987–2024
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Sri Lanka, 1987–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in Sri Lanka is 9.3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Sri Lanka peaked at 21.31 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.33 | 13.33 | 13.33 | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.25 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.29 | 11.8 | 15.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.43 | 9.9 | 21.31 | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.2 | 8.2 | 19.9 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1247 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.7169 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Sri Lanka?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Sri Lanka was 9.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 21.31 in 2012.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. 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 Weight-for-height <-2 SD (wasting). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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