Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt
Egypt: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 73.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 198 countries
All-time high
73.1%
in 2024
All-time low
42.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt stood at 73.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt peaked at 73.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 1980.
That places Egypt 20th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.7% | — |
| 1981 | 43.6% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 44.5% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 45.4% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 46.4% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 52.2% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 53.2% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 54.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 56.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 58.3% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 60.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.9% | 42.7% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.7% | 52.2% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 62.3% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 69.4% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.6% | 73.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt was 73.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Egypt ranks 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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