Egypt vs Middle Africa: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)

Egypt
11.2%
in 2024
Middle Africa
5.2%
in 2024
Egypt rank
25th
Middle Africa rank
22nd

Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time

  • Egypt
  • Middle Africa
57.51012.515200020122024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 11.2% against 5.2% in Middle Africa, a difference of 6.0%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 2.2 times Middle Africa's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 25th and Middle Africa ranks 22nd of 180 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Middle Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 14.8% 5.9% 8.9% Egypt
2010s 13.5% 4.3% 9.2% Egypt
2020s 11.3% 4.5% 6.7% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Egypt or Middle Africa?
Egypt, at 11.2% against 5.2% in Middle Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Egypt and Middle Africa?
6.0%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Middle Africa rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
Egypt ranks 25th and Middle Africa ranks 22nd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Unit
per pop u5
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
212 places, 5,300 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed