Lebanon vs Malta: Prevalence of overweight
Lebanon
65.0%
in 2022
Malta
64.7%
in 2022
Lebanon rank
47th
Malta rank
49th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Lebanon
- Malta
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 65.0% against 64.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Lebanon ranks 47th and Malta ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 60.5% | 8.1% | Malta |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 63.7% | 4.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 64.6% | 1.4% | Malta |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 64.7% | 0.1% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Lebanon or Malta?
- Lebanon, at 65.0% against 64.7% in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Lebanon and Malta?
- 0.3%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Malta?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Lebanon and Malta rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Lebanon ranks 47th and Malta ranks 49th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.