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Sri Lanka: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

11.20percent · 2024+67.2% since 2014

Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NCD_BMI_30C. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1980 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202411.2
202310.7
202210.2
20219.7
20209.3
20198.8
20188.4
20177.9
20167.5
20157.1
20146.7
20136.3
20125.9
20115.5
20105.2
20094.8
20084.5
20074.2
20063.9
20053.6
20043.3
20033.1
20022.8
20012.6
20002.4
19992.2
19982
19971.8
19961.7
19951.6
19941.4
19931.3
19921.2
19911.1
19901
19890.9
19880.9
19870.8
19860.7
19850.7
19840.6
19830.6
19820.5
19810.5
19800.5

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Health Organization (2026). Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-ncd-bmi-30c (accessed 2026-11-10). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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