Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Egypt
Egypt: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 29.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
29.6
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 189 countries
All-time high
29.6
in 2016
All-time low
24.6
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Egypt, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 29.6 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Egypt peaked at 29.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.6, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 10th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.82 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.74 | 25.2 | 26.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.95 | 26.4 | 27.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.16 | 27.6 | 28.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2 | 28.8 | 29.6 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 7 Kiribati 30.1 compare
- 8 Saint Lucia 30 compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 29.7 compare
- 10 Kuwait 29.6 compare
- 10 Marshall Islands 29.6 compare
- 13 Palau 29.5 compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 29.5 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0527 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4951 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Egypt?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Egypt was 29.6 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6 in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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