Libya
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- Obesity prevalence
- Contextual factors
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National obesity risk *8/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Childhood obesity risk *9/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
Obesity prevalence
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Obesity prevalence
Adults, 2015
Survey type: | Measured |
Age: | 20-65 |
Sample size: | 401 |
Area covered: | Benghazi |
References: | Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Libyan Men and Women. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6662481/ (last accessed 05.06.2022) |
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². |
Adults, 2009
Survey type: | Measured |
Age: | 25-64 |
Sample size: | 3229 |
Area covered: | National |
References: | WHO STEPS Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Report |
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². |
Children, 2013-2014
Survey type: | Measured |
Age: | 15-18 |
Sample size: | 307 |
Area covered: | Regional |
References: | Musaiger A.O et al. 2016. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in eight Arab countries: comparison between two international standards (ARABEAT-2). Nutr Hosp. 33(5). pp. 1062-1065. |
Notes: | Region: Tripoli, Note: Small sample size, n=307 |
Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Children, 2010-2011
Survey type: | Measured |
Age: | 15-18 |
Sample size: | 429 |
Area covered: | Urban |
References: | Musaiger AO, Al-Mannai M, Tayyem R, Al-Lalla O, Ali EY, Kalam F, Benhamed MM, Saghir S, Halahleh I, Djoudi Z, Chirane M.Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Adolescents in Seven Arab Countries: A Cross-Cultural Study. J Obes. 2012;2012:981390. doi: 10.1155/2012/981390. Epub 2012 Sep 18. |
Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Children, 2007
Survey type: | Self-reported |
Age: | 13-15 |
Sample size: | 2242 |
Area covered: | National |
References: | Libya - Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2007 https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/libya/en/ (Last accessed 20.10.2020) |
Cutoffs: | WHO |
Infants, 2014
Age: | 0-5 |
Sample size: | 9876 |
References: | PAPFAM: Libya 2014 National Family Health Survey |
Notes: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
Definitions: | =>+2SD |
Infants, 2007
Age: | 0-5 |
Sample size: | 10723 |
References: | PAPFAM: National Libyan family health survey. PAPFAM surveys. Cairo: The league of Arab States, 2008 |
Notes: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
Definitions: | =>+2SD |
Infants, 1995
Age: | 0-5 |
Sample size: | 4452 |
References: | PAPFAM: Libyan maternal and child health survey. PAPCHILD Surveys. Cairo: The League of Arab States, 1997 |
Notes: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
Definitions: | =>+2SD |