Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 12.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.9%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
78th
of 161 countries
All-time high
25.9%
in 2000
All-time low
12.9%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 12.9% for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Egypt peaked at 25.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 78th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.9% | — |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 12.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.2%, 61% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 12.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.4%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 25.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 15.2% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.9% | 14.4% | 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 stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Egypt?
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Egypt was 12.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Egypt ranks 78th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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