Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Libya
Libya: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 34.97 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
34.97
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
50th
of 193 countries
All-time high
34.97
in 2022
All-time low
16.28
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Libya, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Libya stood at 34.97. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Libya peaked at 34.97 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.28, in 1990.
That places Libya 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.28 | — |
| 1991 | 16.54 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 16.83 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 17.16 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 17.51 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 17.92 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 18.37 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 18.86 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 19.39 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 19.95 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 20.53 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 21.13 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 21.73 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 22.33 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 22.92 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 23.5 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 24.06 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 24.6 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 25.12 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 25.63 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 26.16 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 26.72 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 27.31 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 27.93 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 28.6 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 29.31 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 30.06 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 30.85 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 31.66 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 32.48 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 33.3 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 34.14 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 34.97 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.88 | 16.28 | 19.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.16 | 20.53 | 25.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.11 | 26.16 | 32.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.14 | 33.3 | 34.97 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 47 Syrian Arab Republic 35.84 compare
- 48 Singapore 35.82 compare
- 49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.62 compare
- 51 Paraguay 34.49 compare
- 52 Seychelles 34 compare
- 53 Greece 33.97 compare
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Libya?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Libya was 34.97 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 34.97 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.28 in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Libya ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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