Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Egypt
Egypt: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 20.42 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
20.42
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
21st
of 193 countries
All-time high
20.42
in 2022
All-time low
9.77
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Egypt, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Egypt is 20.42, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Egypt peaked at 20.42 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.77, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 21st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.77 | — |
| 1991 | 10.22 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 10.67 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 11.1 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 11.5 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 11.88 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 12.25 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 12.6 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 12.94 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 13.27 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 13.58 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 13.86 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 14.11 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 14.32 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 14.51 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 14.67 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 14.83 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 14.98 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 15.15 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 15.35 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 15.59 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 15.86 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 16.17 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 16.52 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 16.9 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 17.32 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 17.75 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 18.2 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 18.67 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.14 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 19.6 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 20.03 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 20.42 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.62 | 9.77 | 13.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.54 | 13.58 | 15.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.21 | 15.59 | 19.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.02 | 19.6 | 20.42 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 18 Kuwait 21.23 compare
- 19 United States of America 20.6 compare
- 20 Micronesia, Federated States of 20.48 compare
- 22 Argentina 20.27 compare
- 23 Bahrain 20.14 compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 19.69 compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Egypt?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Egypt was 20.42 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 20.42 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.77 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Egypt ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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