Egypt vs El Salvador: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Egypt
8.8%
in 2021
El Salvador
8.4%
in 2021
Egypt rank
15th
El Salvador rank
18th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
05101520198820042021

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 8.8% against 8.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 85 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 6.0% 2.2% 3.8% Egypt
2000s 15.3% 4.9% 10.4% Egypt
2010s 15.0% 6.6% 8.4% Egypt
2020s 8.8% 8.4% 0.4% 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 El Salvador?
Egypt, at 8.8% against 8.4% in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Egypt and El Salvador?
0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2021.
How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
Egypt ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5)
Unit
% of children under 5
Source
UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
85 places, 718 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed

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.