Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Libya
Libya: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 14.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Libya, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Libya is 14.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Libya peaked at 14.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1980.
Libya ranks 76th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.8% | — |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.0% | 14.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0473 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0406 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Libya?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Libya was 14.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1980.
- How does Libya rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Libya ranks 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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