Egypt vs United States: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Egypt
42.42
in 2022
United States
41.95
in 2022
Egypt rank
19th
United States rank
21st

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Egypt
  • United States
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 42.42 against 41.95 in United States, a difference of 0.47.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

Egypt ranks 19th and United States ranks 21st of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt United States Difference Ahead
1990s 31.31 34 2.69 United States
2000s 37.3 40.88 3.57 United States
2010s 40 41.55 1.55 United States
2020s 42.11 41.9 0.2133 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 United States?
Egypt, at 42.42 against 41.95 in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Egypt and United States?
0.47, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Egypt and United States rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Egypt ranks 19th and United States ranks 21st 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.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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