Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Egypt
Egypt: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 9.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Egypt, 1978–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children aged <5 years wasted for age in Egypt is 9.5%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Egypt peaked at 9.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1978.
That places Egypt 21st out of 77 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.7% | — |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +104.5% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +39.0% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +31.6% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -57.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +62.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +49.1% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.2% | 7.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 18 Guinea 9.9% compare
- 18 Tajikistan 9.9% compare
- 20 Cambodia 9.6% compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 9.4% compare
- 23 Ethiopia 8.7% compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.1% compare
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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Egypt?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Egypt was 9.5% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1978.
- How does Egypt rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Egypt ranks 21st out of 77 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.7%. 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, published as part of Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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