Review Article
Health Promotion and Obesity in the Arab Gulf States: Challenges and Good Practices
Table 1
General characteristics of the Gulf states.
| | | KSA | Kuwait | Bahrain | Qatar | United Arab Emirates | Oman |
| | Population | 32,612,641 (2017) | 4,132,415 (2016) | 1,423,726 (2016) | 2,700,539 (2017) | 9,121,167 (2016) | 4,634,812 (2017) | | Surface area (square km) | 2,149,690 | 17,188 | 774 | 11,628 | 77,700 | 309,500 | | Obesity prevalence (male) 2016 | 31% | 33% | 26% | 33% | 28% | 23% | | Obesity prevalence (female) 2016 | 42% | 46% | 37% | 43% | 41% | 34% | | Overweight and obesity prevalence (male) 2016 | 68% | 72% | 64% | 71% | 66% | 61% | | Overweight and obesity prevalence (female) 2016 | 72% | 75% | 69% | 73% | 71% | 66% | | Type 2 diabetes prevalence (male) 2016 | 15% | 15% | 9% | 13% | 8% | 7% | | Type 2 diabetes prevalence (female) 2016 | 14% | 15% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 8% |
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