Review Article
Overweight and Obesity in Eastern Mediterranean Region: Prevalence and Possible Causes
Table 4
BMI (kg/m2) among adults in Eastern Mediterranean Region.
| | Country | Mean BMI | | Male | Female |
| | Bahrain | 26.4 | 27.9 | | Djibouti | 21.8 | 22.9 | | Egypt | 26.7 | 29.6 | | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 24.9 | 26.5 | | Iraq | 24.1 | 25.2 | | Jordan | 26.1 | 27.9 | | Kuwaiti | 27.5 | 31.0 | | Lebanon | 25.3 | 26.2 | | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 25.0 | 26.1 | | Morocco | 23.2 | 25.8 | | Oman | 24.2 | 24.9 | | Pakistan | 22.0 | 22.3 | | Qatar | 26.0 | 27.1 | | Saudi Arabia | 26.7 | 27.6 | | Somalia | 20.7 | 21.8 | | Sudan | 21.6 | 22.7 | | Syrian Arab Republic | 24.9 | 26.1 | | Tunisia | 24.4 | 26.9 | | United Arab Emirates | 27.0 | 28.6 | | Yemen | 22.6 | 22.8 |
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Source: WHO [11].
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