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Eastern Mediterranean

22 countries. 28.8% of adults live with obesity, compared with 6.9% in 1980.

28.8%

of adults live with obesity (2024)

Source: WHO

140 million

adults with obesity across the region (estimated)

Sum of country estimates: WHO rate × UN population

Source: WHO; UN WPP 2024

10.6%

of children & teens (5–19) live with obesity (2024)

Source: WHO

Over time

Eastern Mediterranean vs the world

What this meansEastern Mediterranean: 6.9% in 1980, 28.8% in 2024.

0%10%20%30%40%19801990200020102020Eastern Mediterranean 28.8%World 16.2%
  • Eastern Mediterranean
  • World

Age-standardized; shaded bands = 95% uncertainty.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.

Every country in Eastern Mediterranean (2024)

  1. Egypt43.9%
  2. Qatar42.0%
  3. Kuwait40.4%
  4. Saudi Arabia40.1%
  5. Iraq39.7%
  6. Palestine37.4%
  7. Jordan35.4%
  8. Bahrain34.9%
  9. Libya33.7%
  10. Syria33.0%
  11. United Arab Emirates31.6%
  12. Lebanon30.7%
  13. Oman30.5%
  14. Tunisia26.1%
  15. Iran24.6%
  16. Pakistan24.5%
  17. Morocco21.6%
  18. Afghanistan20.6%
  19. Sudan17.8%
  20. Somalia14.9%
  21. Yemen13.3%
  22. Djibouti11.7%

Adults 18+, age-standardized. Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.

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