Share of children who are overweight or obese in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 4.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight or obese in Lebanon stood at 4.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Lebanon peaked at 7.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2022.
That places Lebanon 105th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | 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 below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 4.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.5%, 53% of the median. (20 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
- 106 Afghanistan 4.4% compare
- 106 Guinea 4.4% compare
- 106 Malawi 4.4% compare
- 106 Mozambique 4.4% compare
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Lebanon?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Lebanon was 4.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Lebanon ranks 105th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese 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 World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.