Egypt is currently observing a prevalence of overweight in children under 5 of 15.7%, marking a decrease of 4.7% (-23.0%) compared to 2008.
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in Egypt
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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Overweight children
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Newborns protected against tetanus
88%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.2
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar338
+intl dollar27
(2021)
Birth registration
99.4%
+0.4%
(2014)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
56.9%
-0.7%
(2014)
Egypt Overweight children between 1988 and 2014
| Period | Overweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.7% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 6.7% |