In Egypt, the prevalence of undernourishment currently stands at 5.1%, reflecting an increase of 0.1% (2.0%) compared to 2019.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Egypt
Undernourishment
Undernourishment
Overweight children
Male overweight children
Female overweight children
Severe wasting in children
Male severe wasting in children
Female severe wasting in children
Stunting in children
Male stunting in children
Female stunting in children
Underweight children
Male underweight children
Female underweight children
Wasting in children
Male wasting in children
Female wasting in children
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 2001 to 2020
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Egypt's Undernourishment?
As of 2020 Egypt's Undernourishment was 5.1.
How does Egypt's Undernourishment compare to other regions?
Egypt's Undernourishment was ranked 78th in 2020
Similar regions to Egypt
Undernourishment
More indicators for Egypt
Newborns protected against tetanus
88%
2%
(2021)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2021)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.2
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar311
intl dollar41
(2020)
Birth registration
99.4%
0.4%
(2014)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
56.9%
0.7%
(2014)
Egypt Undernourishment between 2001 and 2020
Period | Undernourishment | Change |
---|---|---|
2020 | 5.1% | 0.1% |
2019 | 5% | 0.1% |
2018 | 4.9% | 0% |
2017 | 4.9% | 0.3% |
2016 | 4.6% | 0.2% |
2015 | 4.4% | 0.2% |
2014 | 4.2% | 0.1% |
2013 | 4.1% | 0.1% |
2012 | 4% | 0.2% |
2011 | 3.8% | 0.7% |
2010 | 4.5% | 0.4% |
2009 | 4.9% | 0.7% |
2008 | 5.6% | 0.1% |
2007 | 5.7% | 0.3% |
2006 | 6% | 0.4% |
2005 | 6.4% | 0% |
2004 | 6.4% | 0.4% |
2003 | 6% | 0.6% |
2002 | 5.4% | 0.2% |
2001 | 5.2% |
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