Egypt vs Jordan: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Egypt
14.5%
in 2024
Jordan
14.9%
in 2024
Egypt rank
73rd
Jordan rank
70th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Egypt
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 14.9% against 14.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 73rd and Jordan ranks 70th of 198 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 4.1% | 3.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 6.5% | 4.5% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 9.5% | 3.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.3% | 1.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 0.1% | 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, Egypt or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 14.9% against 14.5% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Egypt and Jordan?
- 0.4%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jordan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Jordan rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Egypt ranks 73rd and Jordan ranks 70th 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.