Lebanon vs New Zealand: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Lebanon
38.5%
in 2024
New Zealand
39.1%
in 2024
Lebanon rank
30th
New Zealand rank
27th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Lebanon
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 39.1% against 38.5% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 17.6% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 26.3% | 4.5% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 35.1% | 6.7% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 38.6% | 4.6% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 39.1% | 1.5% | New Zealand |
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, Lebanon or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 39.1% against 38.5% in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Lebanon and New Zealand?
- 0.6%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and New Zealand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and New Zealand rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Lebanon ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 27th 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.