Children moderately or severely stunted in Egypt
Egypt: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,525 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Egypt, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1,525 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Egypt peaked at 2,827 num th in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,525 num th, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 19th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,551 num th | 2,403 num th | 2,772 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,496 num th | 1,978 num th | 2,827 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,636 num th | 1,525 num th | 1,822 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 stunted in Egypt?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Egypt was 1,525 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2,827 num th in 2010.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,525 num th in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Egypt ranks 19th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. 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 Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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