Arab Region | Prevalence of overweight, percentage of total population, age group 18+ (Arab countries,1990–2016)
Percentage of defined population with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 or higher.
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Arab Development Portal
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Arab Region
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Arab Region | Prevalence of overweight, percentage of total population, age group 18+ (Arab countries,1990–2016)
|
value
Min
Max
|
Location | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 47.1 | Algeria | 1997 |
| 50.2 | Algeria | 2001 |
| 51 | Algeria | 2002 |
| 53.5 | Algeria | 2005 |
| 58.2 | Algeria | 2011 |
| 62 | Algeria | 2016 |
| 53.8 | Bahrain | 1993 |
| 59.8 | Bahrain | 2005 |
| 16.4 | Comoros | 1991 |
| 17.6 | Comoros | 1994 |
| 18.4 | Comoros | 1996 |
| 20.7 | Comoros | 2002 |
| 24.1 | Comoros | 2010 |
| 26.1 | Comoros | 2014 |
| 28 | Djibouti | 1990 |
| 28.5 | Djibouti | 1991 |
| 30 | Djibouti | 1995 |
| 30.8 | Djibouti | 1997 |
| 31.5 | Djibouti | 1999 |
| 33.1 | Djibouti | 2003 |
| 36.4 | Djibouti | 2011 |
| 38.1 | Djibouti | 2015 |
| 47.3 | Egypt | 1990 |
| 55 | Egypt | 2003 |
| 56.3 | Egypt | 2005 |
| 62.8 | Egypt | 2015 |
| 54.3 | Iraq | 1997 |
| 59.5 | Iraq | 2007 |
| 61.2 | Iraq | 2010 |
| 62.9 | Iraq | 2013 |
| 63.5 | Iraq | 2014 |
| 57.1 | Jordan | 1995 |
| 60 | Jordan | 1999 |
| 63 | Jordan | 2004 |
| 64.2 | Jordan | 2006 |
| 62.5 | Kuwait | 1991 |
| 65.3 | Kuwait | 1998 |
| 67.1 | Kuwait | 2002 |
| 68.5 | Kuwait | 2005 |
| 69.4 | Kuwait | 2007 |
| 73.4 | Kuwait | 2016 |
| 56.7 | Lebanon | 1994 |
| 58.5 | Lebanon | 1997 |
| 63.4 | Lebanon | 2007 |
| 64.4 | Lebanon | 2009 |
| 65.9 | Lebanon | 2012 |
| 53.6 | Libya | 1992 |
| 62.8 | Libya | 2009 |
| 19.1 | Mauritania | 1992 |
| 22.2 | Mauritania | 1997 |
| 27.3 | Mauritania | 2005 |
| 29.2 | Mauritania | 2008 |
| 31.8 | Mauritania | 2012 |
| 33.1 | Mauritania | 2014 |
| 41.3 | Morocco | 1990 |
| 46 | Morocco | 1996 |
| 47.5 | Morocco | 1998 |
| 48.2 | Morocco | 1999 |
| 55.2 | Morocco | 2009 |
| 58.2 | Morocco | 2013 |
| 47.6 | Oman | 1995 |
| 51.1 | Oman | 1999 |
| 53.4 | Oman | 2003 |
| 54.6 | Oman | 2005 |
| 62.6 | Oman | 2016 |
| 67.7 | Qatar | 2009 |
| 68.3 | Qatar | 2010 |
| 68.9 | Qatar | 2011 |
| 71.1 | Qatar | 2015 |
| 58.3 | Saudi Arabia | 1996 |
| 59.7 | Saudi Arabia | 1998 |
| 60.4 | Saudi Arabia | 1999 |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 2000 |
| 64.1 | Saudi Arabia | 2006 |
| 64.7 | Saudi Arabia | 2007 |
| 66.9 | Saudi Arabia | 2011 |
| 69.7 | Saudi Arabia | 2016 |
| 16.2 | Somalia | 1991 |
| 18.2 | Somalia | 1996 |
| 18.7 | Somalia | 1997 |
| 20.5 | Somalia | 2001 |
| 28.4 | Somalia | 2016 |
| 48.9 | Tunisia | 1997 |
| 53.2 | Tunisia | 2003 |
| 57.8 | Tunisia | 2010 |
| 59.7 | Tunisia | 2013 |
| 61 | Tunisia | 2015 |
| 53.3 | United Arab Emirates | 1991 |
| 62.8 | United Arab Emirates | 2008 |
| 30.5 | Yemen | 1993 |
| 32.5 | Yemen | 1996 |
| 38.7 | Yemen | 2004 |
| 42 | Yemen | 2008 |
| 44.5 | Yemen | 2011 |
| 44.8 | Syria | 1992 |
| 48.8 | Syria | 1998 |
| 53.5 | Syria | 2005 |
| 55.7 | Syria | 2008 |
| 60.7 | Syria | 2015 |
| 61.4 | Syria | 2016 |
Arab Region | Prevalence of overweight, percentage of total population, age group 18+ (Arab countries,1990–2016)
Percentage of defined population with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 or higher.
Publisher
Arab Development Portal
Origin
Arab Region
Records
540
Source