Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt
Egypt: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 72.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt is 72.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt peaked at 72.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 23rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.9% | — |
| 1981 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 42.6% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 43.4% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 45.2% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 47.1% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 48.1% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 53.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 56.1% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 57.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.8% | 40.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 50.0% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 60.1% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 67.4% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 71.7% | 72.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Egypt was 72.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Egypt ranks 23rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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