Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Egypt
Egypt: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 32.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 32.8% for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Egypt peaked at 35.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1980.
That places Egypt 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.6% | — |
| 1981 | 23.9% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 24.2% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 24.6% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 25.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 26.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 26.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 27.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 28.2% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 28.7% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 29.2% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 29.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 31.5% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 33.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | -0.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 32.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.1%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 32.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.2%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.3% | 23.6% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 27.7% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 33.1% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 34.0% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 32.8% | 33.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Egypt?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Egypt was 32.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Egypt ranks 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.