Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 18 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Sri Lanka, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Sri Lanka is 18 %, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Sri Lanka peaked at 19.3 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18 %, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 19.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.1 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.9 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.1 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 18 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1 % | 18.8 % | 19.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.32 % | 18 % | 18.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18 % | 18 % | 18 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 10 Madagascar 18.7 % compare
- 10 Mauritius 18.7 % compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.2 % compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5 % compare
- 14 Mozambique 17.8 % compare
- 15 Guyana 17.2 % compare
- 15 Senegal 17.2 % compare
- 16 Viet Nam 6.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Sri Lanka?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Sri Lanka was 18 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 % in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.