Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Egypt
Egypt: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 73.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Egypt, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Egypt is 73.35, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Egypt peaked at 73.35 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.24, in 1990.
That places Egypt 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.24 | — |
| 1991 | 53.25 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 54.26 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 55.28 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 56.31 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 57.34 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 58.38 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 59.42 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 60.44 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 61.45 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 62.42 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 63.35 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 64.22 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 65.03 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 65.78 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 66.46 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 67.09 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 67.68 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 68.22 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 68.74 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 69.23 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 69.68 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 70.12 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.53 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.93 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.3 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.66 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 71.98 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.28 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.56 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.82 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 73.09 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.35 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.84 | 52.24 | 61.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9 | 62.42 | 68.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.03 | 69.23 | 72.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.09 | 72.82 | 73.35 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Egypt?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Egypt was 73.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 73.35 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.24 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Egypt ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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