Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 11.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt stood at 11.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt peaked at 15.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2023.
That places Egypt 24th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More infrastructure data for Egypt
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.25 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 13.25 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt was 11.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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