Obesity in Arabic-Speaking Countries

Table 2

Prevalence of obesity (Arabic speaking in bold) in both males and females in a various countries. Data are for children and adults aged between 2 and 19.

	Arab country	Age	Male	Female	Reference
	Bahrain	12–17	15%	18%	[14]
	USA	6–17	13%	14%	[15]
	UAE	5–17	13%	13%	[16]
	Syria	15–18	12%	6%	[17]
	Kuwait	5–13	9%	11%	[18]
	Cyprus	11–19	9%	7%	[19]
	Qatar	12–17	8%	5%	[20]
	Lebanon	3–19	8%	3%	[21]
	Tunisia	11–19	6%	10%	[12]
	Egypt	11–19	6%	8%	[22]
	Brazil	7–10	6%	7%	[23]
	Saudi	1–18	6%	7%	[24]
	Bulgaria	12–17	6%	4%	[25]
	India	2–17	5%	4%	[26]
	France	3–17	3%	3%	[27]
	Poland	7–17	3%	1%	[28]
	Turkey	12–17	2%	2%	[29]
	China	7–17	1%	1%	[30]