Egypt vs Libya: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Egypt
14.5%
in 2024
Libya
14.3%
in 2024
Egypt rank
73rd
Libya rank
76th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Egypt
- Libya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 14.5% against 14.3% in Libya, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 73rd and Libya ranks 76th of 198 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 5.4% | 5.5% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 8.2% | 5.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 11.2% | 3.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.6% | 0.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Egypt or Libya?
- Egypt, at 14.5% against 14.3% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Egypt and Libya?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Egypt ranks 73rd and Libya ranks 76th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.