Egypt vs Other small states: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Egypt
11.2%
in 2024
Other small states
5.9%
in 2024
Egypt rank
23rd
Other small states rank
22nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Egypt
- Other small states
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 11.2% against 5.9% in Other small states, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.9 times Other small states's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 23rd and Other small states ranks 22nd of 163 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 7.7% | 7.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 5.9% | 7.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 5.4% | 5.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Egypt or Other small states?
- Egypt, at 11.2% against 5.9% in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Egypt and Other small states?
- 5.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Other small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Other small states rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and Other small states ranks 22nd 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.