The latest prevalence of severe wasting in children under 5 data in Sri Lanka reports 0.8%, an decrease of 0.4% (-33.3%) from 2023.
Prevalence of severe wasting in children under 5 in Sri Lanka
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for Sri Lanka
Newborns protected against tetanus
99%
0%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.3
+0.1
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar246
-intl dollar1
(2022)
Birth registration
97.2%
(2007)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
53.6%
+1.1%
(2016)
Sri Lanka Severe wasting in children between 1987 and 2024
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.7% |