Egypt vs Lebanon: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Egypt
42.42
in 2022
Lebanon
41.82
in 2022
Egypt rank
19th
Lebanon rank
22nd

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Egypt
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 42.42 against 41.82 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.6.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 19th and Lebanon ranks 22nd of 193 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Lebanon Difference Ahead
1990s 31.31 22.04 9.27 Egypt
2000s 37.3 29.05 8.25 Egypt
2010s 40 35.93 4.07 Egypt
2020s 42.11 41.01 1.1 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Egypt or Lebanon?
Egypt, at 42.42 against 41.82 in Lebanon as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Egypt and Lebanon?
0.6, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lebanon?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Lebanon rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Egypt ranks 19th and Lebanon ranks 22nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed