In Egypt, the prevalence of underweight in children under 5 stands at 7%, reflecting an increase of 0.2% (2.9%) compared to 2008.
Prevalence of underweight 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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Underweight 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 Underweight children between 1988 and 2014
| Period | Underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.1% |