Prevalence of overweight, female in Egypt
Egypt: Prevalence of overweight, female was 81.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Egypt, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Egypt is 81.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Egypt peaked at 81.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 7th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.4% | — |
| 1991 | 59.6% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 60.7% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 61.9% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 65.6% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 68.1% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 81.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 81.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.8%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.8% | 58.4% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 70.5% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 77.7% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 81.3% | 81.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Egypt?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Egypt was 81.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.