Prevalence of overweight in Libya
Libya: Prevalence of overweight was 67.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Libya, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Libya recorded 67.6% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Libya peaked at 67.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 1990.
That places Libya 33rd out of 196 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 in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.7% | — |
| 1991 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 51.2% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 49.7% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 57.2% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 63.2% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 67.0% | 67.6% | 3 |
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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 40-44, male, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Libya?
- Prevalence of overweight in Libya was 67.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Libya ranks 33rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.