Number of children who are underweight in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of children who are underweight was 279,595 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Number of children who are underweight in Sri Lanka, 1987β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 279,595 for number of children who are underweight in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who are underweight in Sri Lanka peaked at 506,342 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 202,665, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 40th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 506,342 | 506,342 | 506,342 | 1 |
| 1990s | 482,294 | 475,915 | 488,673 | 2 |
| 2000s | 397,089 | 394,660 | 401,692 | 3 |
| 2010s | 357,154 | 237,335 | 472,963 | 3 |
| 2020s | 238,496 | 202,665 | 279,595 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who are underweight in Sri Lanka?
- Number of children who are underweight in Sri Lanka was 279,595 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who are underweight recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 506,342 in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of children who are underweight recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,665 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of children who are underweight?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who are underweight rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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