Iraq vs Libya: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Iraq
4.9%
in 2024
Libya
5.0%
in 2024
Iraq rank
102nd
Libya rank
100th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Iraq
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 102nd and Libya ranks 100th of 163 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 26.5% | 16.0% | Libya |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 19.5% | 10.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 7.2% | 1.5% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Iraq or Libya?
- Libya, at 5.0% against 4.9% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Iraq and Libya?
- 0.1%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Libya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Libya rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Iraq ranks 102nd and Libya ranks 100th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.