Children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon
Lebanon: Children moderately or severely overweight was 20.6 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.6 num th
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
124th
of 180 countries
All-time high
34.8 num th
in 2014
All-time low
20.3 num th
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon stood at 20.6 num th.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon peaked at 34.8 num th in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.3 num th, in 2023.
Lebanon ranks 124th 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.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 30.7 num th | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 32.1 num th | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 33.3 num th | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 34.2 num th | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 34.3 num th | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 33.8 num th | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 32.8 num th | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 31.7 num th | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 30.7 num th | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 30.1 num th | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 29.7 num th | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 30.2 num th | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 32.4 num th | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 34.8 num th | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 34.7 num th | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.9 num th | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 30.5 num th | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 27.7 num th | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 24.8 num th | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 22.6 num th | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 21.4 num th | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 20.6 num th | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 20.3 num th | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 20.6 num th | +1.5% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 20.6 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 36% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 20.6 num th is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 136.9 num th, 15% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.27 num th | 29.1 num th | 34.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.78 num th | 24.8 num th | 34.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1 num th | 20.3 num th | 22.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 121 Armenia 22.7 num th compare
- 122 Central African Republic 22.6 num th compare
- 123 Costa Rica 21.3 num th compare
- 125 Gabon 20.2 num th compare
- 126 Lesotho 19.8 num th compare
- 127 Equatorial Guinea 19.1 num th compare
More development goals data for Lebanon
- Red List Index 0.8835 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 159.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 536.32 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,414 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Lebanon was 20.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8 num th in 2014.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3 num th in 2023.
- How does Lebanon rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Lebanon ranks 124th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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