Egypt vs Netherlands: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Egypt
1.7%
in 2024
Netherlands
1.8%
in 2024
Egypt rank
175th
Netherlands rank
172nd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Egypt
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 175th and Netherlands ranks 172nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Egypt or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Egypt and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Netherlands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Netherlands rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Egypt ranks 175th and Netherlands ranks 172nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.