Egypt vs Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Egypt
42.42
in 2022
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
36.17
in 2022
Egypt rank
19th
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) rank
18th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Egypt
- Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 42.42 against 36.17 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions), a difference of 6.25.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)'s.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 19th and Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3 | 24.04 | 13.27 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 40 | 30.76 | 9.24 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 42.11 | 35.43 | 6.68 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Egypt or Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- Egypt, at 42.42 against 36.17 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- 6.25, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Egypt ranks 19th and Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) ranks 18th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.