Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Egypt

Overweight in adults in Egypt in 2024 — 73.1%. Ranked 180 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 30.4 pp.

2024 73.1% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 180of 199
Period maximum 73.1%2024
Period minimum 42.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Egypt, 1980–2024405060708019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 42.7%1981: 43.6%1982: 44.5%1983: 45.4%1984: 46.4%1985: 47.3%1986: 48.3%1987: 49.2%1988: 50.2%1989: 51.2%1990: 52.2%1991: 53.2%1992: 54.2%1993: 55.2%1994: 56.2%1995: 57.2%1996: 58.3%1997: 59.3%1998: 60.3%1999: 61.3%2000: 62.3%2001: 63.2%2002: 64.1%2003: 65%2004: 65.7%2005: 66.4%2006: 67.1%2007: 67.7%2008: 68.3%2009: 68.8%2010: 69.4%2011: 69.8%2012: 70.3%2013: 70.7%2014: 71.1%2015: 71.5%2016: 71.8%2017: 72%2018: 72.3%2019: 72.4%2020: 72.6%2021: 72.7%2022: 72.9%2023: 73%2024: 73.1%
Change over the period: +30.4 pp Annual average: 0.69 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 73.1%
World computed 43.7%
Northern Africa computed 60.7%
Overweight in adults — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 73.1 +0.1 pp
2023 73 +0.1 pp
2022 72.9 +0.1 pp
2021 72.7 +0.1 pp
2020 72.6 +0.2 pp
2019 72.4 +0.2 pp
2018 72.3 +0.2 pp
2017 72 +0.3 pp
2016 71.8 +0.3 pp
2015 71.5 +0.4 pp
2014 71.1 +0.4 pp
2013 70.7 +0.4 pp
2012 70.3 +0.5 pp
2011 69.8 +0.5 pp
2010 69.4 +0.5 pp
2009 68.8 +0.6 pp
2008 68.3 +0.6 pp
2007 67.7 +0.6 pp
2006 67.1 +0.7 pp
2005 66.4 +0.7 pp
2004 65.7 +0.8 pp
2003 65 +0.8 pp
2002 64.1 +0.9 pp
2001 63.2 +0.9 pp
2000 62.3 +1 pp
1999 61.3 +1 pp
1998 60.3 +1 pp
1997 59.3 +1 pp
1996 58.3 +1 pp
1995 57.2 +1 pp
1994 56.2 +1 pp
1993 55.2 +1 pp
1992 54.2 +1 pp
1991 53.2 +1 pp
1990 52.2 +1 pp
1989 51.2 +1 pp
1988 50.2 +1 pp
1987 49.2 +1 pp
1986 48.3 +1 pp
1985 47.3 +0.9 pp
1984 46.4 +0.9 pp
1983 45.4 +0.9 pp
1982 44.5 +0.9 pp
1981 43.6 +0.9 pp
1980 42.7

Northern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.