Korea vs Lebanon: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Korea
37.7%
in 2024
Lebanon
38.5%
in 2024
Korea rank
33rd
Lebanon rank
30th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Korea
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 38.5% against 37.7% in Korea, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 33rd and Lebanon ranks 30th of 198 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 17.9% | 8.7% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 21.8% | 5.0% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 28.3% | 2.3% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 34.1% | 2.2% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 37.6% | 1.3% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Korea or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 38.5% against 37.7% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Korea and Lebanon?
- 0.8%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lebanon?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Lebanon rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Korea ranks 33rd and Lebanon ranks 30th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.