Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Egypt
11.2%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.9%
in 2024
Egypt rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
28th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 11.2% against 3.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th of 178 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 5.0% | 9.8% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 3.4% | 10.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 3.4% | 7.8% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Egypt, at 11.2% against 3.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Egypt ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th of 178 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.