Children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt
Egypt: Children moderately or severely overweight was 1,322 num th in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,322 num th
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1,731 num th
in 2014
All-time low
1,218 num th
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt stood at 1,322 num th.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt peaked at 1,731 num th in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,218 num th, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 5th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,218 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1,286 num th | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1,357 num th | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1,427 num th | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1,491 num th | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1,547 num th | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,590 num th | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,620 num th | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,643 num th | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,662 num th | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,680 num th | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1,697 num th | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,711 num th | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,724 num th | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,731 num th | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,725 num th | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,702 num th | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,664 num th | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,605 num th | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,528 num th | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1,451 num th | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 1,386 num th | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1,336 num th | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1,313 num th | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1,322 num th | +0.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,322 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 23.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,322 num th is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 136.9 num th, 9.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,484 num th | 1,218 num th | 1,662 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,677 num th | 1,528 num th | 1,731 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,361 num th | 1,313 num th | 1,451 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 2 India 4,207 num th compare
- 3 United States 1,798 num th compare
- 4 Brazil 1,425 num th compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 822.6 num th compare
- 7 Mexico 760 num th compare
- 8 South Africa 757 num th compare
More development goals data for Egypt
- Red List Index 0.9179 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 20.4 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 560.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 62 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 62 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 62 (2025)
- Infant deaths 50,279 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Egypt was 1,322 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,731 num th in 2014.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,218 num th in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Egypt ranks 5th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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