Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Libya
Libya: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 67.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Libya, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Libya stood at 67.61. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Libya peaked at 67.61 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.73, in 1990.
That places Libya 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.73 | — |
| 1991 | 50.48 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 51.23 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 51.98 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 52.73 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 53.48 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 54.23 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 54.98 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 55.73 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 56.47 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 57.22 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 57.98 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 58.72 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 59.43 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 60.12 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.77 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.34 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 61.85 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.33 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 62.78 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.23 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 63.66 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 64.09 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.5 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 64.9 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.3 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.7 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.06 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.39 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.71 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.02 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 67.32 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67.61 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1 | 49.73 | 56.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.25 | 57.22 | 62.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.05 | 63.23 | 66.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.32 | 67.02 | 67.61 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Libya?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Libya was 67.61 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 67.61 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.73 in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Libya ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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