Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 12.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 12.9% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Egypt peaked at 25.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 70th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.9% | — |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 25.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 15.2% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.9% | 14.4% | 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 stunted in Egypt?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Egypt was 12.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Egypt ranks 70th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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