Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Egypt
Egypt: Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 3.35 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
3.35
World rank
60th
of 98 countries
All-time high
9.48
in 2014
All-time low
2.18
in 1988
Years of data
11
1988–2021
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Egypt, 1988–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in Egypt is 3.35, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Egypt peaked at 9.48 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.18, in 1988.
Egypt ranks 60th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.63 | 4.02 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.17 | 5.24 | 7.94 | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.48 | 9.48 | 9.48 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 1 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0527 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4951 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Egypt?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Egypt was 3.35 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 9.48 in 2014.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 in 1988.
- How does Egypt rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Egypt ranks 60th out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height <-2 SD (wasting). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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