Kuwait ranked first in the top 10 Arab countries for the rise in obesity of women, with a rate of 77%, while Qatar ranked second with 75%.
A World Bank report, published by the Russian RT network, on obesity, its health and economic consequences, and prevalence rates in the world revealed that women's obesity in some Arab countries recorded record levels. The report also included classification of obesity as a disease, and one of the most known risk factors for non-communicable diseases.
According to the report, the network presented, the top 10 Arab countries in terms of the rise in obesity among women, as it came that Iraq came in the tenth position by 70%, and Bahrain in the ninth by 70.5%, and Lebanon came in the eighth position by 71.1%, and Egypt seventh by 71.3 Then, Gaza and the West Bank came to 71.5%, while Libya ranked fifth with 72%, Saudi Arabia preceded it by 73.7%, and Jordan ranked third with 74.2%.
The World Bank report expected that the total cost of obesity in developing countries during the next 15 years would reach more than $ 7 trillion, stressing that these costs are not limited to health care, but also include indirect losses resulting from absenteeism, low productivity, and early retirement. And more.