Egypt vs Ireland: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Egypt
10.5%
in 2024
Ireland
10.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
23rd
Ireland rank
24th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Egypt
- Ireland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 10.5% against 10.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 24th of 163 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 8.2% | 5.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.9% | 2.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.4% | 0.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Egypt or Ireland?
- Egypt, at 10.5% against 10.4% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Egypt and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ireland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Ireland rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 24th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.