Afghanistan vs Lebanon: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Afghanistan
4.1%
in 2024
Lebanon
4.2%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
107th
Lebanon rank
106th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 4.2% against 4.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 107th and Lebanon ranks 106th of 163 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 6.8% | 2.2% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 5.5% | 1.2% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Afghanistan or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 4.2% against 4.1% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Afghanistan and Lebanon?
- 0.1%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lebanon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Lebanon rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 107th and Lebanon ranks 106th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.