Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Lebanon
Lebanon: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 38.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
38.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
30th
of 198 countries
All-time high
38.5%
in 2024
All-time low
16.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Lebanon, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Lebanon is 38.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Lebanon peaked at 38.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1980.
Lebanon ranks 30th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.9% | — |
| 1981 | 17.1% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 17.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 17.7% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 18.3% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 19.2% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 16.9% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 19.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 25.2% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 31.8% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 36.8% | 38.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 27 New Zealand 39.1% compare
- 28 Singapore 38.7% compare
- 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 38.5% compare
- 31 United States of America 38.2% compare
- 32 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 37.8% compare
- 33 Korea 37.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Lebanon?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Lebanon was 38.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1980.
- How does Lebanon rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Lebanon ranks 30th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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