Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Egypt
Egypt: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 11.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 11.2% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Egypt peaked at 15.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 23rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 11.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 11.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.5% | 5 |
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, weight for height in Egypt?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Egypt was 11.2% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Egypt ranks 23rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.