Middle Eastern and North Africa Compared by People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate
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DEFINITION:
This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Kuwait | 42% | 2008 | ||
2 | Qatar | 33.2% | 2008 | ||
3 | Egypt | 33.1% | 2008 | ||
4 | Saudi Arabia | 33% | 2008 | ||
5 | Bahrain | 32.9% | 2008 | ||
6 | United Arab Emirates | 32.7% | 2008 | ||
7 | Jordan | 30% | 2008 | ||
8 | Libya | 27.8% | 2008 | ||
9 | Lebanon | 27.4% | 2008 | ||
10 | Syria | 27.1% | 2008 | ||
11 | Iraq | 27% | 2008 | ||
12 | Israel | 26.2% | 2008 | ||
13 | Tunisia | 22.3% | 2008 | ||
14 | Oman | 20.9% | 2008 | ||
15 | Iran | 19.4% | 2008 | ||
16 | Morocco | 16.4% | 2008 | ||
17 | Algeria | 16% | 2008 | ||
18 | Yemen | 14.5% | 2008 |
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Interesting observations about People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate
- 2 of the top 3 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Christian.
- Tonga has ranked in the top 3 for obesity > adult obesity rate since 2000.
- 42 of the top 106 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are European.
- United States ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
- Czech Republic ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst Non-religious countries in 2008.
- 28 of the top 94 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Cold countries'.