Egypt vs Middle income: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Egypt
11.9%
in 2024
Middle income
5.9%
in 2024
Egypt rank
23rd
Middle income rank
23rd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Egypt
  • Middle income
57.51012.51517.5200020122024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 11.9% against 5.9% in Middle income, a difference of 6.0%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 2.0 times Middle income's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 23rd of 163 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 15.7% 5.5% 10.2% Egypt
2010s 14.3% 5.6% 8.7% Egypt
2020s 12.0% 5.7% 6.2% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Egypt or Middle income?
Egypt, at 11.9% against 5.9% in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Egypt and Middle income?
6.0%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle income?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Egypt ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 23rd 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, male (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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys 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.