Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates … Numbers in Egypt
Egypt: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers was 1,322 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,322
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
1st
of 18 countries
All-time high
1,731
in 2014
All-time low
1,219
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Egypt is 1,322, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Egypt peaked at 1,731 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,219, in 2000.
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,219 | — |
| 2001 | 1,286 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1,357 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1,427 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1,491 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1,547 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,590 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,620 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,643 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,662 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,680 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1,697 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,711 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,724 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,731 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,725 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,702 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,665 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,605 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,527 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1,451 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 1,386 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1,335 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1,313 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1,322 | +0.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,322 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 122.34, 10.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,322 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107.32, 12.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,484 | 1,219 | 1,662 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,677 | 1,527 | 1,731 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,361 | 1,313 | 1,451 | 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 weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Egypt?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Egypt was 1,322 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,731 in 2014.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,219 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers?
- Egypt ranks 1st out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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