Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt
Egypt: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 42.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt is 42.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt peaked at 42.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1980.
That places Egypt 15th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (crude estimate) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.5% | — |
| 1981 | 13.0% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 14.5% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 15.6% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 20.9% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 24.2% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 12.5% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 18.1% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 25.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 33.8% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 40.9% | 42.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt was 42.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Egypt ranks 15th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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