Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 41.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
41.82
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
22nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
41.82
in 2022
All-time low
19.75
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Lebanon, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Lebanon is 41.82, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Lebanon peaked at 41.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.75, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 22nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.75 | — |
| 1991 | 20.15 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20.58 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 21.06 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 21.59 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 22.15 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 22.76 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 23.41 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 24.1 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 24.85 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 25.62 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 26.42 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 27.23 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 28.02 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 28.79 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 29.53 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 30.24 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 30.92 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 31.57 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 32.2 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 32.83 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 33.46 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 34.09 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 34.74 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 35.42 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 36.14 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 36.92 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 37.73 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 38.55 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 39.38 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 40.2 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 41.01 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 41.82 | +2.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 41.82 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 41.82 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.97, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.04 | 19.75 | 24.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.05 | 25.62 | 32.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.93 | 32.83 | 39.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.01 | 40.2 | 41.82 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 19 Egypt 42.42 compare
- 20 Barbados 42.02 compare
- 21 United States of America 41.95 compare
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 41.74 compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 41.4 compare
- 25 Peru 41.13 compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Lebanon?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Lebanon was 41.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 41.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.75 in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Lebanon ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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