Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Lebanon
Lebanon: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.05 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Lebanon, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 65.05 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Lebanon peaked at 65.05 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.07, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 46th 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.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.07 | — |
| 1991 | 49.8 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 50.54 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 51.28 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 52.01 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 52.76 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 53.5 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 54.24 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 54.98 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 55.72 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 56.44 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 57.13 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 57.81 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 58.44 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 59.04 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 59.59 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 60.1 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60.57 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 61.01 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 61.43 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.82 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 62.19 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 62.54 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.88 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.21 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.49 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.73 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 63.94 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.13 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.29 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.51 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.78 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 65.05 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.39 | 49.07 | 55.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.16 | 56.44 | 61.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.22 | 61.82 | 64.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.78 | 64.51 | 65.05 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Lebanon?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Lebanon was 65.05 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 65.05 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.07 in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Lebanon ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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