Egypt vs High income: Prevalence of overweight
Egypt
73.3%
in 2022
High income
56.1%
in 2022
Egypt rank
15th
High income rank
15th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Egypt
- High income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 73.3% against 56.1% in High income, a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times High income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 15th and High income ranks 15th of 196 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 45.5% | 11.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 50.6% | 15.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 54.2% | 16.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 55.9% | 17.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Egypt or High income?
- Egypt, at 73.3% against 56.1% in High income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Egypt and High income?
- 17.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and High income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and High income rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Egypt ranks 15th and High income ranks 15th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.