Africa vs Egypt: Children moderately or severely overweight

Africa
9,673 num th
in 2024
Egypt
1,322 num th
in 2024
Africa rank
2nd
Egypt rank
4th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Africa
  • Egypt
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k200020122024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 9,673 num th against 1,322 num th in Egypt, a difference of 8,351 num th.

That makes Africa's figure about 7.3 times Egypt's.

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

Africa ranks 2nd and Egypt ranks 4th of 41 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Egypt Difference Ahead
2000s 9,239 num th 1,484 num th 7,755 num th Africa
2010s 8,476 num th 1,677 num th 6,799 num th Africa
2020s 8,680 num th 1,361 num th 7,319 num th Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Africa or Egypt?
Africa, at 9,673 num th against 1,322 num th in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Africa and Egypt?
8,351 num th, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Egypt?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Africa and Egypt rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Africa ranks 2nd and Egypt ranks 4th of 41 regions.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed