Algeria vs Egypt: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Algeria
14.7%
in 2024
Egypt
14.5%
in 2024
Algeria rank
71st
Egypt rank
73rd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 14.7% against 14.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Algeria ranks 71st and Egypt ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 7.7% | 3.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 10.9% | 4.9% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 13.4% | 4.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 14.2% | 2.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.4% | 0.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Algeria or Egypt?
- Algeria, at 14.7% against 14.5% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Algeria ranks 71st and Egypt ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.