Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt
Egypt: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 43.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
14th
of 198 countries
All-time high
43.9%
in 2024
All-time low
13.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt stood at 43.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt peaked at 43.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 14th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.5% | — |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 14.5% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 15.1% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 20.4% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 13.5% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 19.6% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 27.9% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 36.1% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 42.2% | 43.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt was 43.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Egypt ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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