Iraq vs Lebanon: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2
Iraq
18.64
in 2022
Lebanon
18.58
in 2022
Iraq rank
30th
Lebanon rank
31st
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time
- Iraq
- Lebanon
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 18.64 against 18.58 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 30th and Lebanon ranks 31st of 193 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.79 | 5.76 | 1.03 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 10.4 | 9.87 | 0.526 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 14.58 | 14.53 | 0.051 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 18.06 | 18.03 | 0.03 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2, Iraq or Lebanon?
- Iraq, at 18.64 against 18.58 in Lebanon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Iraq and Lebanon?
- 0.06, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lebanon?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Lebanon rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Iraq ranks 30th and Lebanon ranks 31st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.