Number of children who are underweight in Egypt
Egypt: Number of children who are underweight was 455,087 in 2021. βΌ Falling
Number of children who are underweight in Egypt, 1988β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children who are underweight in Egypt is 455,087, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who are underweight in Egypt peaked at 966,630 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 455,087, in 2021.
That places Egypt 27th out of 96 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 923,370 | 923,370 | 923,370 | 1 |
| 1990s | 885,034 | 746,357 | 966,630 | 5 |
| 2000s | 702,271 | 540,638 | 846,815 | 3 |
| 2010s | 880,332 | 880,332 | 880,332 | 1 |
| 2020s | 455,087 | 455,087 | 455,087 | 1 |
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More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who are underweight in Egypt?
- Number of children who are underweight in Egypt was 455,087 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who are underweight recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 966,630 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of children who are underweight recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 455,087 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for number of children who are underweight?
- Egypt ranks 27th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of children who are underweight rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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