Table 3 State prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²) among Egyptian males and females

 Cairo

3,839,605

31.55 (31.50–31.59)

3,410,316

52.21 (52.15–52.26)

7,249,921

41.26 (41.23–41.30)

 Alexandria

1,362,670

30.83 (30.76–30.91)

1,482,811

51.73 (51.65–51.81)

2,845,481

41.72 (41.67–41.78)

 Port Said

204,507

34.47 (34.27–34.68)

192,350

57.73 (57.51–57.95)

396,857

45.75 (45.59–45.90)

 Suez

195,728

32.03 (31.82–32.24)

193,949

55.62 (55.40–55.84)

389,677

43.77 (43.61–43.93)

 Damietta

388,743

36.33 (36.18–36.49)

394,651

57.82 (57.67–57.97)

783,394

47.16 (47.05–47.27)

 Dakahlia

1,800,380

36.17 (36.10–36.24)

1,920,727

62.41 (62.34–62.48)

3,721,107

49.71 (49.66–49.77)

 Sharkia

1,843,230

31.35 (31.29–31.42)

1,926,765

56.28 (56.21–56.35)

3,769,997

44.09 (44.04–44.14)

 Kalyoubia

1,292,980

30.90 (30.82–30.98)

1,401,657

43.78 (43.70–43.87)

2,694,637

37.60 (37.54–37.66)

 Kafr-El-Sheikh

773,826

34.66 (34.56–34.77)

912,965

56.48 (56.38–56.58)

1,686,791

46.47 (46.40–46.55)

 Gharbia

1,243,240

36.74 (36.65–36.82)

1,451,173

62.16 (62.08–62.24)

2,694,413

50.43 (50.37–50.49)

 Menoufia

975,005

32.96 (32.86–33.05)

1,126,945

54.21 (54.12–54.31)

2,101,950

44.35 (44.29–44.42)

 Beheira

1,421,627

28.61 (28.53–28.68)

1,560,352

46.37 (46.29–46.44)

2,981,979

37.90 (37.84–37.95)

 Ismailia

433,017

26.11 (25.98–26.24)

405,828

48.06 (47.91–48.22)

838,845

36.73 (36.63–36.83)

 Giza

2,021,333

28.01 (27.95–28.07)

2,141,241

51.19 (51.12–51.25)

4,162,574

39.93 (39.88–39.98)

 Beni Sueif

680,073

21.67 (21.58–21.77)

782,067

36.10 (35.99–36.20)

1,462,140

29.39 (29.31–29.46)

 Fayoum

518,536

24.18 (24.06–24.29)

625,954

37.24 (37.12–37.36)

1,144,490

31.32 (31.24–31.41)

 Minia

1,112,552

24.70 (24.62–24.78)

1,414,385

39.76 (39.68–39.84)

2,526,937

33.13 (33.07–33.19)

 Assiut

919,991

20.26 (20.18–20.34)

1,033,800

31.82 (31.73–31.91)

1,953,791

26.38 (26.31–26.44)

 Suhag

947,498

24.06 (23.97–24.15)

1,178,037

41.91 (41.82–42.00)

2,125,535

33.95 (33.89–34.02)

 Qena

744,859

19.82 (19.73–19.91)

901,942

36.82 (36.72–36.92)

1,646,801

29.13 (29.06–29.20)

 Aswan

392,697

22.91 (22.77–23.04)

440,125

45.45 (45.30–45.59)

832,822

34.82 (34.71–34.92)

 Luxor

286,528

23.59 (23.44–23.75)

333,049

42.75 (42.58–42.92)

619,577

33.89 (33.77–34.01)

 Red Sea

217,060

27.63 (27.44–27.82)

107,431

48.00 (47.70–48.30)

324,491

34.37 (34.21–34.54)

 New Valley

82,093

25.86 (25.56–26.16)

74,836

45.42 (45.06–45.77)

156,929

35.18 (34.95–35.42)

 Matrouh

154,643

23.67 (23.46–23.88)

93,277

43.35 (43.03–43.67)

247,920

31.07 (30.89–31.26)

 North Sinai

83,319

25.12 (24.83–25.42)

81,840

42.86 (42.52–43.20)

165,159

33.91 (33.68–34.14)

 South Sinai

82,686

26.30 (26.00–26.60)

23,418

45.13 (44.49–45.77)

106,104

30.46 (30.18–30.73)

Total

24,018,426

29.54 (29.52–29.56)

25,611,891

49.51 (49.49–49.53)

49,630,319

39.85 (39.83–39.86)