Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Libya
Libya: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Libya is 5.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Libya peaked at 29.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2024.
Libya ranks 100th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.0% | — |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 62% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 5.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.2%, 54% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 21.0% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 11.2% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.0% | 9.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 100 Ecuador 5.0% compare
- 102 Iraq 4.9% compare
- 102 Lithuania 4.9% compare
- 102 Marshall Islands 4.9% compare
- 102 Tajikistan 4.9% compare
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)
- 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Libya?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Libya was 5.0% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Libya ranks 100th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.