Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lebanon, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 67.0% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lebanon peaked at 67.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1980.
That places Lebanon 50th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.5% | — |
| 1981 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 38.7% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 39.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 39.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 41.4% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 42.2% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 42.9% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 44.6% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 45.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.4% | 37.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 44.6% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 53.5% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 60.8% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 66.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lebanon?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lebanon was 67.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1980.
- How does Lebanon rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Lebanon ranks 50th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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