Sri Lanka currently reports a prevalence of wasting in children under 5 of 15.1%, a decrease of 6.2% (-29.1%) from 2012.
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Sri Lanka
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Sri Lanka
Wasting in children
More indicators for Sri Lanka
Newborns protected against tetanus
99%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.7
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar266
+intl dollar21
(2021)
Birth registration
97.2%
(2007)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
53.6%
+1.1%
(2016)
Sri Lanka Wasting in children between 1987 and 2016
| Period | Wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15.1% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 12.9% |