Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Egypt
Egypt: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 13.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Egypt, 1988–2021
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Egypt is 13.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Egypt peaked at 36.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 60th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 35.5% | — |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 31.3% | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | -27.3% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -28.3% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -44.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 31.3% | 36.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 22.4% | 32.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Egypt?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Egypt was 13.0% in 2021, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Egypt ranks 60th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.