Obesity in Arabic-Speaking Countries

Table 3

Obesity prevalence in oil-producing countries in males and females aged between 15 and 100 WHO, 2010, and their income and literacy rates.

Country	Petrol production 2009 [46] (T bbl/day)	Literacy [47]	Income [48]	Obesity
				M	F
Russia	9,934	99.4%	Upper middle income	10%	24%
Saudi	9,760	78.8%	High income	23%	36%
USA	9,141	99%	High income	44%	48%
China	3,996	90.9%	Lower middle income	4%	4%
Mexico	3,001	91%	Upper middle income	30%	41%
UAE	2,795	77.9%	High income	25%	42%
Kuwait	2,496	93.3%	High income	30%	55%
Venezuela	2,471	93%	Upper middle income	30%	33%

T bbl/day: thousand Barrels per Day.
M: males, F: females.
Sources: Oil production: EIA 2009; income: gross national income (GNI) per capita, World Bank classification 2009; literacy: The World Factbook, CIA 2009.