The prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in Egypt has dropped to 22.3%, which is a decrease of 8.4% (-27.4%) since 2008.
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in Egypt
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Egypt
Stunting in children
More indicators for Egypt
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 Stunting in children between 1988 and 2014
| Period | Stunting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.3% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 26.3% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 34.8% |