Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Egypt
Egypt: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 30.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.3%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
89th
of 198 countries
All-time high
32.4%
in 2009
All-time low
20.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 30.3% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Egypt peaked at 32.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 89th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.6% | — |
| 1981 | 21.0% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 21.3% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 22.1% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 23.0% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 23.5% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 24.9% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 26.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 28.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 29.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.4% | 20.6% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 24.9% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.2% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 31.5% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.3% | 31.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Egypt?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Egypt was 30.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Egypt ranks 89th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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