Table 2.

National prevalence of overweight and obesity among male preschool children, schoolchildren, adolescents, and adults in Eastern Mediterranean region

Country	Preschool children (0–5 years)			Schoolchildren and adolescents					Adults (15 years +)
	Year of data	% Overweight	Reference	Year of data	Age range (year)	% Overweight	% Obesity	Reference	Year of data	% Overweight	% Obesity	Reference
Afghanistan*	1997	4.0	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bahrain	2003	7.0	159	2006	15–18	15.8	13.7	165	2007	34.8	32.3	174
Djibouti	2002	12.3	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Egypt*	1995–1996	8.6	158	2004	10–18	11.5	6.5	166	–	–	–	–
Iran	–	–	–	2003–2004	6–18	5.4	1.6	167	2004–2005	42.8	11.1	175
Jordan	1990	5.7	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kuwait	2005	5.2	160	2006	10–14	29.3	14.9	168	2007	38.9	39.2	176
Lebanon	–	–	–	1995–1996	10–19	26.9	7.7	169	1995–1996	43.4	14.3	169
Libya	2003	13.9	149	–	–	–	–	–	2000	19.2	5.8	177
Morocco	2003–2004	17.8	149	–	–	–	–	–	1998–1999	28.0	5.7	178
Oman	1999	1.9	161	–	–	–	–	–	2000	30.6	15.5	179
Pakistan	1990–1991	3.1	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Qatar	2001	8.9	162	2003–2004	10–18	27.5	7.1	170	–	–	–	–
Saudi Arabia	–	–	–	2005	5–12	19.9	7.8	171	2005	43.0	31.5	180
Sudan	2000–2001	3.0	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Syria	2001	21.9	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tunisia	2006	5.6	164	2005	15–19	17.4	4.1	172	2005	51.7	37.0	181
UAE	–	–	–	2005	10–19	21.2	13.2	173	–	–	–	–
Yemen	2003	9.3	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Note:

^*Male/female.

Abbreviation: UAE, United Arab Emirates.