Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Egypt
Egypt: Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates was 12.94 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.94
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
6th
of 19 countries
All-time high
25.89
in 2000
All-time low
12.94
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Egypt, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Egypt stood at 12.94. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Egypt peaked at 25.89 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.94, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.55 | 25.35 | 25.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.18 | 15.18 | 25.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.51 | 12.94 | 14.39 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5049 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 966,568 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Egypt?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Egypt was 12.94 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 25.89 in 2000.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.94 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates?
- Egypt ranks 6th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 25 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).