Egypt vs United States: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2

Egypt
20.42
in 2022
United States
20.6
in 2022
Egypt rank
21st
United States rank
19th

Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time

  • Egypt
  • United States
05101520199020062022

How they compare

United States currently reports 20.6 against 20.42 in Egypt, a difference of 0.18.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

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

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt United States Difference Ahead
1990s 11.62 14.53 2.91 United States
2000s 14.54 20.16 5.63 United States
2010s 17.21 20.68 3.47 United States
2020s 20.02 20.6 0.5833 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2, Egypt or United States?
United States, at 20.6 against 20.42 in Egypt as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Egypt and United States?
0.18, with United States 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 prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
Egypt ranks 21st and United States ranks 19th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 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
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 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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