Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Egypt
Egypt: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 12.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Egypt, 1988–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Egypt is 12.8%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Egypt peaked at 34.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 64th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 34.8% | — |
| 1991 | 34.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 26.3% | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.8% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 26.3% | 34.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 20.2% | 30.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 14.1% compare
- 62 Tajikistan 13.7% compare
- 63 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 13.4% compare
- 64 Romania 12.8% compare
- 66 Colombia 12.7% compare
- 67 Iraq 12.6% compare
More reference data data for Egypt
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- 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 malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Egypt?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Egypt was 12.8% in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Egypt ranks 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children younger than five years old who are defined as stunted. Stunting is when a child is significantly shorter than the average for their age. It is a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.