Libya tops list of childhood obese countries in 2022

The Libya Observer
May 25, 2023

Libya tops list of childhood obese countries in 2022


Libya recorded the highest rate of childhood obesity worldwide in 2022, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) list, which included 198 countries.

According to the WHO data, 37 million children under the age of five worldwide were overweight in 2022. Of this, nearly three out of ten children, 28.7%, under the age of five were classified as overweight.

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