Annex I DATA TABLES
TABLE 13.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent)
| 2000–2002 | 2004–2006 | 2009–2011 | 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 |
| World | 13.2 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Arab States | 12.3 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.3 |
| Low-income economies | 24.6 | 23.9 | 27.2 | 31.9 | 32.7 | 32.2 | 32.6 |
| Lower-middle-income economies | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Upper-middle-income economies | 17.2 | 17.9 | 23.8 | 29.1 | 29.6 | 29.4 | 30.0 |
| High-income economies | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Arab States LDCs | 28.4 | 27.5 | 28.8 | 29.2 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 30.4 |
| Conflict countries | 23.2 | 23.1 | 27.7 | 33.6 | 34.3 | 33.8 | 34.1 |
| Non-conflict countries | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| Algeria | 8.0 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | <2.5 | <2.5 |
| Bahrain | | | | | | | |
| Comoros | | | | | | | |
| Djibouti | 42.0 | 31.3 | 22.9 | 17.5 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 16.2 |
| Egypt | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| Iraq | 22.4 | 23.8 | 31.6 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 37.4 | 37.5 |
| Jordan | 9.7 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
| Kuwait | 2.6 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 |
| Lebanon | 7.8 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 9.3 |
| Libya | | | | | | | |
| Mauritania | 8.3 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.1 |
| Morocco | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| Oman | 12.3 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Palestine | | | | | | | |
| Qatar | | | | | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Somalia | 57.9 | 58.2 | 75.6 | 60.3 | 58.7 | 57.4 | 59.5 |
| Sudan | 21.5 | 18.9 | 16.5 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.3 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | | | | | | | |
| Tunisia | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | <2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3.3 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Yemen | 26.7 | 27.8 | 26.4 | 43.4 | 46.6 | 45.4 | 45.4 |
Source: FAO.
TABLE 14.
Number of undernourished people (millions)
| 2000–2002 | 2004–2006 | 2009–2011 | 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 |
| World | 819.2 | 804.0 | 652.3 | 613.8 | 622.7 | 632.9 | 683.9 |
| Arab States | 35.5 | 38.9 | 48.3 | 58.3 | 62.2 | 62.9 | 65.5 |
| Low-income economies | 17.7 | 19.1 | 24.7 | 31.0 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 34.1 |
| Lower-middle-income economies | 9.4 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| Upper-middle-income economies | 6.7 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
| High-income economies | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Arab States LDCs | 16.8 | 18.1 | 21.5 | 24.8 | 27.0 | 27.3 | 28.5 |
| Conflict countries | 23.6 | 26.0 | 35.2 | 46.8 | 49.6 | 49.8 | 51.4 |
| Non-conflict countries | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 14.1 |
| Algeria | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | | |
| Bahrain | | | | | | | |
| Comoros | | | | | | | |
| Djibouti | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Egypt | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Iraq | 5.4 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.7 |
| Jordan | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Kuwait | <0.1 | | | | | | |
| Lebanon | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Libya | | | | | | | |
| Mauritania | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Morocco | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Oman | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Palestine | | | | | | | |
| Qatar | | | | | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Somalia | 5.3 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| Sudan | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | | | | | | | |
| Tunisia | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Yemen | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.2 |
Source: FAO.
TABLE 15.
Prevalence of food insecurity (percent)
| Moderate or severe food insecurity | Severe food insecurity |
| 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 | 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 |
| World | 23.0 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 27.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| Arab States | 30.3 | 32.1 | 32.0 | 31.6 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| Low-income economies | 39.4 | 41.8 | 43.1 | 43.7 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 16.7 |
| Lower-middle-income economies | 26.2 | 28.3 | 27.3 | 26.1 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Upper-middle-income economies | 37.7 | 40.5 | 40.6 | 40.9 | 17.1 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 17.9 |
| High-income economies | 20.0 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| Arab States LDCs | 41.7 | 44.5 | 46.0 | 46.8 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 17.8 |
| Conflict countries | 40.4 | 43.1 | 43.9 | 44.0 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 17.8 |
| Non-conflict countries | 24.8 | 26.2 | 25.6 | 24.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Algeria | 22.9 | 19.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 6.9 |
| Bahrain | | | | | | | | |
| Comoros | | | | | | | | |
| Djibouti | | | | | | | | |
| Egypt | 27.8 | 33.1 | 31.2 | 27.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| Iraq | | | | | | | | |
| Jordan | | | | | | | | |
| Kuwait | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Lebanon | | | | | | | | |
| Libya | 29.1 | 33.2 | 35.7 | 37.4 | 11.2 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 18.6 |
| Mauritania | 26.3 | 32.3 | 35.9 | 39.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
| Morocco | | | 26.7 | 28.0 | | | | |
| Oman | | | | | | | | |
| Palestine | | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.3 | | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Qatar | | | | | | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | | | | | | | | |
| Somalia | | | | 79.1 | | | | 43.0 |
| Sudan | 41.4 | 46.4 | 48.9 | 49.4 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.8 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | | | | | | | | |
| Tunisia | 18.2 | 20.0 | 22.1 | 25.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.7 |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | | | | |
| Yemen | | | | | | | | |
Source: FAO.
TABLE 16.
Number of food insecure people (millions)
| Moderately or severely food insecure | Severely food insecure |
| 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 | 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 |
| World | 1 696.1 | 1 874.4 | 1 970.1 | 2 132.3 | 607.7 | 669.4 | 722.7 | 813.0 |
| Arab States | 119.9 | 132.4 | 134.6 | 135.4 | 44.8 | 48.6 | 48.4 | 47.9 |
| Low-income economies | 38.3 | 42.0 | 44.1 | 45.7 | 14.3 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 17.5 |
| Lower-middle-income economies | 49.3 | 55.4 | 54.3 | 52.9 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 15.4 | 14.6 |
| Upper-middle-income economies | 21.7 | 24.5 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.3 |
| High-income economies | 10.6 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Arab States LDCs | 35.5 | 39.7 | 42.1 | 43.9 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 16.7 |
| Conflict countries | 56.3 | 62.3 | 64.7 | 66.3 | 22.5 | 25.9 | 26.9 | 26.8 |
| Non-conflict countries | 63.7 | 70.1 | 69.9 | 69.2 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 21.5 | 21.1 |
| Algeria | 9.1 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
| Bahrain | | | | | | | | |
| Comoros | | | | | | | | |
| Djibouti | | | | | | | | |
| Egypt | 25.7 | 31.9 | 30.7 | 27.9 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Iraq | | | | | | | | |
| Jordan | | | | | | | | |
| Kuwait | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Lebanon | | | | | | | | |
| Libya | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Mauritania | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Morocco | | | 9.6 | 10.2 | | | | |
| Oman | | | | | | | | |
| Palestine | | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Qatar | | | | | | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | | | | | | | | |
| Somalia | | | | 12.6 | | | | 6.8 |
| Sudan | 16.1 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 21.2 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | | | | | | | | |
| Tunisia | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | | | | |
| Yemen | | | | | | | | |
Source: FAO.
TABLE 17.
Prevalence of stunting among children under five (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| World | 33.1 | 30.7 | 27.7 | 24.4 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 22.0 |
| Arab States | 28.7 | 27.1 | 24.5 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.5 |
| Low-income economies | 40.6 | 39.9 | 37.3 | 35.7 | 34.1 | 33.5 | 32.9 |
| Lower-middle-income economies | 24.8 | 22.1 | 19.7 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.3 |
| Upper-middle-income economies | 24.3 | 23.0 | 19.8 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
| High-income economies | 12.7 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Arab States LDCs | 43.5 | 42.0 | 39.3 | 36.1 | 34.1 | 33.5 | 32.9 |
| Conflict countries | 37.1 | 36.1 | 33.3 | 30.7 | 29.0 | 28.4 | 27.8 |
| Non-conflict countries | 22.3 | 19.5 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
| Algeria | 22.1 | 17.9 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| Bahrain | 11.0 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Comoros | 42.4 | 38.8 | 34.7 | 28.7 | 24.9 | 23.7 | 22.6 |
| Djibouti | 30.0 | 29.8 | 30.8 | 33.1 | 33.9 | 34.0 | 34.0 |
| Egypt | 26.9 | 25.1 | 23.7 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.3 |
| Iraq | 28.4 | 26.3 | 21.8 | 16.2 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 11.6 |
| Jordan | 11.0 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Kuwait | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Lebanon | 16.0 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| Libya | 20.5 | 22.6 | 26.2 | 34.8 | 40.1 | 41.5 | 43.5 |
| Mauritania | 40.4 | 32.3 | 27.9 | 26.0 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 24.2 |
| Morocco | 25.2 | 20.3 | 17.4 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 12.9 |
| Oman | 15.1 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Palestine | 9.9 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| Qatar | 9.4 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13.3 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| Somalia | 31.9 | 32.6 | 31.9 | 29.7 | 28.3 | 27.9 | 27.4 |
| Sudan | 40.8 | 38.6 | 36.7 | 35.3 | 34.4 | 34.1 | 33.7 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 28.1 | 28.8 | 26.9 | 30.5 | 30.9 | 30.3 | 29.6 |
| Tunisia | 12.9 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Yemen | 55.2 | 55.0 | 50.1 | 43.1 | 39.3 | 38.2 | 37.2 |
Source: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank.
TABLE 18.
Prevalence of wasting among children under five (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| World | | | | | | | 6.7 |
| Arab States | | | | | | | 7.8 |
| Low-income economies | | | | | | | 16.3 |
| Lower-middle-income economies | | | | | | | 6.6 |
| Upper-middle-income economies | | | | | | | 3.8 |
| High-income economies | | | | | | | 6.7 |
| Arab States LDCs | | | | | | | 15.8 |
| Conflict countries | | | | | | | 10.2 |
| Non-conflict countries | | | | | | | 6.6 |
| Algeria | 3.1 | | | | | 2.7 | |
| Comoros | 13.3 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | | 5.3 | | | | | |
| Iraq | 6.6 | | | | 3.0 | | |
| Kuwait | | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | | | |
| Mauritania | 15.3 | | | 14.8 | 11.5 | | |
| Palestine | 2.0 | | 3.3 | | | | 1.3 |
| Sudan | | | 15.4 | | | | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 4.9 | | 11.5 | | | | |
| Tunisia | 2.9 | | | | 2.1 | | |
| Yemen | | 13.8 | | | | | |
Source: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank.
TABLE 19.
Prevalence of overweight among children under five (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| World | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Arab States | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Low-income economies | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Lower-middle-income economies | 12.4 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.0 |
| Upper-middle-income economies | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
| High-income economies | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Arab States LDCs | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Conflict countries | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Non-conflict countries | 10.9 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
| Algeria | 13.0 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
| Bahrain | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Comoros | 12.3 | 14.2 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 |
| Djibouti | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Egypt | 13.9 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.8 |
| Iraq | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 |
| Jordan | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Kuwait | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Lebanon | 17.6 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| Libya | 17.6 | 21.4 | 24.8 | 26.0 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 25.4 |
| Mauritania | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Morocco | 12.2 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| Oman | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| Palestine | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Qatar | 9.9 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Somalia | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Sudan | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 16.9 | 18.4 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.2 |
| Tunisia | 4.6 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 16.5 |
| Yemen | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
Source: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank.
TABLE 20.
Prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age (15–49 years) (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| World | 31.2 | 29.9 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 29.9 |
| Arab States | 38.1 | 36.2 | 33.8 | 32.8 | 32.9 | 33.0 | 33.2 |
| Low-income economies | 47.2 | 45.3 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.5 | 43.7 | 43.8 |
| Lower-middle-income economies | 35.9 | 34.4 | 32.1 | 30.7 | 30.4 | 30.3 | 30.3 |
| Upper-middle-income economies | 35.8 | 33.0 | 29.9 | 29.1 | 29.6 | 29.8 | 30.2 |
| High-income economies | 31.2 | 28.6 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 26.5 | 26.7 | 27.1 |
| Arab States LDCs | 50.4 | 48.6 | 46.6 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 45.9 |
| Conflict countries | 44.5 | 42.2 | 39.6 | 38.7 | 38.9 | 39.0 | 39.2 |
| Non-conflict countries | 34.9 | 33.2 | 30.8 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.9 |
| Algeria | 37.6 | 35.2 | 33.3 | 32.8 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 33.3 |
| Bahrain | 43.3 | 40.1 | 36.9 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 35.5 | 35.4 |
| Comoros | 38.4 | 35.8 | 33.2 | 33.0 | 33.3 | 33.5 | 33.8 |
| Djibouti | 37.2 | 33.3 | 31.0 | 31.3 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.3 |
| Egypt | 35.5 | 34.5 | 31.9 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 28.3 |
| Iraq | 39.5 | 35.9 | 31.2 | 28.6 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 28.6 |
| Jordan | 30.4 | 29.0 | 29.3 | 33.2 | 35.6 | 36.6 | 37.7 |
| Kuwait | 24.1 | 21.2 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.7 |
| Lebanon | 26.6 | 25.6 | 25.0 | 26.7 | 27.5 | 27.9 | 28.3 |
| Libya | 32.6 | 30.7 | 28.8 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 29.6 | 29.9 |
| Mauritania | 48.7 | 47.7 | 45.9 | 44.2 | 43.7 | 43.5 | 43.3 |
| Morocco | 35.3 | 33.2 | 30.5 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 29.9 |
| Oman | 37.8 | 33.8 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| Palestine | 36.7 | 34.5 | 31.3 | 30.2 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.0 |
| Qatar | 31.4 | 29.2 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 28.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 31.7 | 29.2 | 26.4 | 26.0 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 27.5 |
| Somalia | 47.9 | 46.6 | 44.6 | 43.5 | 43.3 | 43.2 | 43.1 |
| Sudan | 42.9 | 40.2 | 37.4 | 36.3 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.5 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 36.8 | 34.4 | 32.1 | 31.9 | 32.2 | 32.5 | 32.8 |
| Tunisia | 31.5 | 30.9 | 30.3 | 30.8 | 31.4 | 31.7 | 32.1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 24.3 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 24.3 |
| Yemen | 66.1 | 64.3 | 62.1 | 61.3 | 61.4 | 61.5 | 61.5 |
Source: WHO.
TABLE 21.
Prevalence of obesity among adults (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| World | 8.7 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 |
| Arab States | 19.5 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 26.9 | 27.5 | 28.2 | 28.8 |
| Low-income economies | 11.7 | 13.7 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 18.8 |
| Lower-middle-income economies | 19.4 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 27.6 | 28.3 | 29.0 |
| Upper-middle-income economies | 23.3 | 25.5 | 28.2 | 29.9 | 30.5 | 31.1 | 31.7 |
| High-income economies | 25.2 | 27.4 | 30.1 | 32.0 | 32.7 | 33.3 | 34.0 |
| Arab States LDCs | 7.1 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 14.1 |
| Conflict countries | 16.3 | 18.4 | 20.8 | 22.4 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 24.1 |
| Non-conflict countries | 20.6 | 23.2 | 26.4 | 28.4 | 29.0 | 29.7 | 30.4 |
| Algeria | 17.4 | 20.2 | 23.3 | 25.3 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 27.4 |
| Bahrain | 22.9 | 24.7 | 26.6 | 28.2 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 29.8 |
| Comoros | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| Djibouti | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| Egypt | 22.2 | 24.9 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 30.6 | 31.3 | 32.0 |
| Iraq | 22.2 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 28.6 | 29.2 | 29.8 | 30.4 |
| Jordan | 26.4 | 29.2 | 31.9 | 33.7 | 34.3 | 34.9 | 35.5 |
| Kuwait | 29.6 | 32.0 | 34.6 | 36.2 | 36.8 | 37.4 | 37.9 |
| Lebanon | 24.6 | 26.3 | 28.7 | 30.3 | 30.8 | 31.4 | 32.0 |
| Libya | 23.5 | 26.0 | 28.8 | 30.6 | 31.3 | 31.9 | 32.5 |
| Mauritania | 6.7 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
| Morocco | 16.7 | 19.2 | 22.1 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 26.1 |
| Oman | 18.0 | 20.0 | 23.1 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 27.0 |
| Qatar | 26.2 | 28.7 | 31.1 | 33.1 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 35.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 26.2 | 28.4 | 31.5 | 33.4 | 34.1 | 34.7 | 35.4 |
| Somalia | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 18.2 | 20.7 | 23.8 | 25.8 | 26.4 | 27.1 | 27.8 |
| Tunisia | 18.2 | 20.7 | 23.4 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 26.3 | 26.9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 21.8 | 24.5 | 27.7 | 29.7 | 30.3 | 31.0 | 31.7 |
| Yemen | 8.8 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 17.1 |
Source: WHO.
TABLE 22.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0–5 months of age (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| World | | | | | | | 44.0 |
| Arab States | | | | | | | 38.4 |
| Low-income economies | | | | | | | 54.6 |
| Lower-middle-income economies | | | | | | | 37.3 |
| Upper-middle-income economies | | | | | | | 25.8 |
| High-income economies | | | | | | | 23.2 |
| Arab States LDCs | | | | | | | 53.2 |
| Conflict countries | | | | | | | 41.8 |
| Non-conflict countries | | | | | | | 36.3 |
| Algeria | 12.6 | | | | | | |
| Comoros | 10.2 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | 56.1 | 41.1 | | | | | |
| Iraq | 11.6 | | | | | 25.8 | |
| Jordan | | | | | 25.4 | | |
| Mauritania | 20.2 | | | 41.1 | | 40.3 | |
| Morocco | | | 27.8 | | 35.0 | | |
| Oman | | | | | 23.2 | | |
| Palestine | | | 28.7 | | | | |
| Somalia | 9.0 | | | | | | |
| Sudan | | | 41.0 | | | | |
| Tunisia | | | | | | 13.5 | |
Source: UNICEF.
TABLE 23.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| World | 17.5 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
| Arab States | | | | 11.8 | | | 11.6 |
| Low-income economies | | | | 13.6 | | | 13.5 |
| Lower-middle-income economies | | | | 11.6 | | | 11.4 |
| Upper-middle-income economies | | | | 10.1 | | | 9.9 |
| High-income economies | | | | 9.1 | | | 9.1 |
| Arab States LDCs | | | | 14.7 | | | 14.4 |
| Conflict countries | | | | 12.4 | | | 12.3 |
| Non-conflict countries | | | | 11.3 | | | 11.2 |
| Algeria | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Bahrain | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| Comoros | 25.9 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 23.7 |
| Jordan | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Kuwait | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Lebanon | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 |
| Morocco | 18.8 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.3 |
| Oman | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Palestine | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Qatar | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Tunisia | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
Source: UNICEF and WHO.