Middle Eastern and North Africa Compared by People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate

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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
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

Citation

"Countries Compared by People > Obesity > Adult prevalence rate. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/group-stats/Middle-Eastern-and-North-Africa/People/Obesity/Adult-obesity-rate

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