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Obesity rates in Egypt by gender

55.8% of women vs 24.8% of men, according to the World Obesity Federation 2022

“Obesity rates in Egypt reach 55.8 per cent among women and 24.8 per cent among men.”

The five-kilogram rule collides with national reality: 94 of every 106 excluded applicants in the lawsuit were women.

Source: World Obesity Federation 2022 / Burden of Obesity in Egypt — Frontiers in Public Health 2021