Area Database (v4.2.1)

Percentage of underweight children

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Egypt (Africa)  
Total 14.3 13.0 11.8 10.5 9.24 7.98 6.72 5.46 4.20 4.44 4.68 4.92 5.16 5.40 5.83 6.27 6.70 6.73 6.77 6.80 6.83 6.87 6.90 6.93 6.97 7.00
Alexandria 4.30 4.30 4.30 4.30 4.30 4.30 4.30 4.30 4.30 4.06 3.82 3.58 3.34 3.10 3.07 3.03 3.00 2.90 2.80 2.70 2.60 2.50 2.40 2.30 2.20 2.10
Assuit 14.2 13.7 13.1 12.5 11.9 11.3 10.8 10.2 9.60 8.90 8.20 7.50 6.80 6.10 6.53 6.97 7.40 8.18 8.97 9.75 10.5 11.3 12.1 12.9 13.7 14.5
Aswan 15.4 14.3 13.2 12.1 11.0 9.90 8.80 7.70 6.60 7.06 7.52 7.98 8.44 8.90 9.43 9.97 10.5 9.70 8.90 8.10 7.30 6.50 5.70 4.90 4.10 3.30
Behera 11.7 10.6 9.56 8.50 7.44 6.38 5.32 4.26 3.20 3.08 2.96 2.84 2.72 2.60 5.10 7.60 10.1 9.17 8.23 7.30 6.37 5.43 4.50 3.57 2.63 1.70
Beni Suef 18.0 16.5 14.9 13.3 11.7 10.1 8.56 6.98 5.40 5.58 5.76 5.94 6.12 6.30 5.60 4.90 4.20 4.17 4.13 4.10 4.07 4.03 4.00 3.97 3.93 3.90
Cairo 12.5 11.2 9.78 8.40 7.02 5.64 4.26 2.88 1.50 2.90 4.30 5.70 7.10 8.50 8.53 8.57 8.60 8.15 7.70 7.25 6.80 6.35 5.90 5.45 5.00 4.55
Dakahlia 7.08 6.42 5.76 5.10 4.44 3.78 3.12 2.46 1.80 1.86 1.92 1.98 2.04 2.10 2.30 2.50 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.50 3.60
Damietta 3.22 3.18 3.14 3.10 3.06 3.02 2.98 2.94 2.90 3.14 3.38 3.62 3.86 4.10 4.23 4.37 4.50 10.8 17.0 23.3 29.6 35.8 42.1 48.4 54.6 60.9
Fayoum 22.6 20.2 17.9 15.6 13.3 11.0 8.64 6.32 4.00 4.08 4.16 4.24 4.32 4.40 5.93 7.47 9.00 8.08 7.17 6.25 5.33 4.42 3.50 2.58 1.67 0.75
Frontier governorates (Red Sea, New Valley, Matroh, North Sainai, South Sainai) 48.7 43.0 37.2 31.5 25.8 20.0 14.3 8.54 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 4.37 5.43 6.50 6.72 6.93 7.15 7.37 7.58 7.80 8.02 8.23 8.45
Gharbia 8.42 7.88 7.34 6.80 6.26 5.72 5.18 4.64 4.10 3.42 2.74 2.06 1.38 0.70 0.60 0.50 0.40 1.47 2.53 3.60 4.67 5.73 6.80 7.87 8.93 10.0
Giza 8.54 8.06 7.58 7.10 6.62 6.14 5.66 5.18 4.70 4.40 4.10 3.80 3.50 3.20 4.77 6.33 7.90 8.42 8.93 9.45 9.97 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.0 12.6
Ismailia 10.9 10.0 9.16 8.30 7.44 6.58 5.72 4.86 4.00 6.62 9.24 11.9 14.5 17.1 12.4 7.63 2.90 3.38 3.87 4.35 4.83 5.32 5.80 6.28 6.77 7.25
Kafr El-Sheikh 6.38 6.12 5.86 5.60 5.34 5.08 4.82 4.56 4.30 4.80 5.30 5.80 6.30 6.80 11.0 15.1 19.3 16.7 14.1 11.5 8.90 6.30 3.70 2.47 1.24 0.01
Kalyubia 15.0 13.4 11.7 10.1 8.46 6.82 5.18 3.54 1.90 2.48 3.06 3.64 4.22 4.80 5.17 5.53 5.90 5.30 4.70 4.10 3.50 2.90 2.30 1.70 1.10 0.50
Menoufia 16.8 15.0 13.1 11.3 9.46 7.62 5.78 3.94 2.10 2.52 2.94 3.36 3.78 4.20 3.43 2.67 1.90 3.33 4.77 6.20 7.63 9.07 10.5 11.9 13.4 14.8
Menya 21.0 19.0 17.1 15.2 13.3 11.4 9.44 7.52 5.60 6.20 6.80 7.40 8.00 8.60 8.67 8.73 8.80 8.18 7.57 6.95 6.33 5.72 5.10 4.48 3.87 3.25
Port Said 4.42 4.18 3.94 3.70 3.46 3.22 2.98 2.74 2.50 2.30 2.10 1.90 1.70 1.50 3.90 6.30 8.70 7.67 6.63 5.60 4.57 3.53 2.50 1.67 0.84 0.01
Qena 41.0 36.8 32.7 28.5 24.3 20.2 16.0 11.9 7.70 7.94 8.18 8.42 8.66 8.90 7.80 6.70 5.60 5.75 5.90 6.05 6.20 6.35 6.50 6.65 6.80 6.95
Sharkia 12.7 11.3 9.96 8.60 7.24 5.88 4.52 3.16 1.80 2.46 3.12 3.78 4.44 5.10 5.97 6.83 7.70 6.87 6.03 5.20 4.37 3.53 2.70 1.87 1.03 0.20
Souhag 13.7 12.8 12.0 11.1 10.2 9.38 8.52 7.66 6.80 7.00 7.20 7.40 7.60 7.80 7.40 7.00 6.60 7.35 8.10 8.85 9.60 10.4 11.1 11.9 12.6 13.4
Suez 8.22 7.48 6.74 6.00 5.26 4.52 3.78 3.04 2.30 2.74 3.18 3.62 4.06 4.50 5.40 6.30 7.20 8.25 9.30 10.4 11.4 12.5 13.5 14.6 15.6 16.7
Lighter numbers are estimates