Lebanon vs Singapore: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Lebanon
38.5%
in 2024
Singapore
38.7%
in 2024
Lebanon rank
30th
Singapore rank
28th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Lebanon
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 38.7% against 38.5% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 28th of 198 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 10.4% | 7.5% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 17.7% | 4.2% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 25.7% | 2.7% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 32.3% | 1.8% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.3% | 0.3% | 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, Lebanon or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 38.7% 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 Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Singapore?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Singapore rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Lebanon ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 28th 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.