The current prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Egypt is 9.5%, which has increased by 1.6% (20.3%) since 2008.
Prevalence of wasting 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
Wasting 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 Wasting in children between 1988 and 2014
| Period | Wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 4% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.8% |