Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Egypt
Egypt: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.63 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.63
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
160th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.84
in 1990
All-time low
1.54
in 2012
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Egypt, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.63 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Egypt peaked at 2.84 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.54, in 2012.
Egypt ranks 160th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.84 | — |
| 1991 | 2.73 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 2.62 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.52 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.43 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 2.34 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.26 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.18 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.1 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.03 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.96 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.9 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.84 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.78 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.73 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.69 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.65 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.62 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.59 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.57 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.56 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.55 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.54 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.54 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.54 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.54 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.54 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.55 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.56 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.57 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.59 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.61 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.63 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.41 | 2.03 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.57 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 157 Marshall Islands 1.72 compare
- 158 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.71 compare
- 159 Montenegro 1.67 compare
- 161 Slovenia 1.62 compare
- 162 Argentina 1.6 compare
- 163 Portugal 1.59 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Egypt?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Egypt was 1.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Egypt ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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