Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Libya
Libya: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates was 4.73 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.73
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
13th
of 18 countries
All-time high
27.71
in 2007
All-time low
4.73
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Libya, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Libya recorded 4.73 for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Libya peaked at 27.71 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.73, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2 | 19.85 | 27.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.42 | 10.53 | 25.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 | 4.73 | 9.08 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,084 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5084 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 58,760 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Libya?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Libya was 4.73 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.71 in 2007.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates?
- Libya ranks 13th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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