Malnutrition in the OIC Member
Countries: A Trap for Poverty
COMCEC
Figure 9: Prevalence ofOverweight in OICand Non-OIC Countries, 1990 /94 - 2010/16,
Developing Countries Only
Source: Authors calculations based on theJoint Malnutrition Estimatesfrom UNICEF, WHOand the World Bank
(2016).
Overweight has fallen over the entire period in 22 OIC countries. Overweight has fallen most
substantially in Yemen (-6 pp), Mauritania (-5.6 pp), Lebanon (-4 pp), Oman (-4 pp), Jordan (3.9 pp), Uzbekistan (-3.1 pp) and Pakistan (-3 pp). In relative terms, the largest decreases have
occurred in Mauritania (-82%), Yemen (-75), Guinea-Bissau (-55%), Oman (-48%), Jordan (45%), Nigeria (-44%) and Senegal (-43%).
Over the same period, overweight has increased in 27 OIC countries. Largest increases in
absolute value have been recorded in Albania (+14 pp), Tunisia (+11 pp), Libya (+9 pp), Egypt
(+8.8 pp) and Azerbaijan (+7 pp). In relative terms, the worst performers are: Mali (+840%),
Bangladesh (+600%), Maldives (+442%), Saudi Arabia (+408%) and Tunisia (+286%). The
very high relative increases in these countries must be understood in light of the very low
initial value of overweight there (e.g. 0.5% in Mali, 0.2% in Bangladesh, 1.2% in Maldives).
As for wasting and overweight, annex Apresents further details on the evolution of overweight
among OIC countries.
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