Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 4.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon stood at 4.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon peaked at 7.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2022.
Lebanon ranks 119th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 4.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 4.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 120 Afghanistan 4.4% compare
- 120 Guinea 4.4% compare
- 120 Malawi 4.4% compare
- 120 Mozambique 4.4% compare
More infrastructure data for Lebanon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.25 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 74.01 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 924,461 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.09 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1609 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 924,461 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7401 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon was 4.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Lebanon ranks 119th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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