Health in Egypt

1,428 indicators covering health for Egypt.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Life expectancy 83.47 2100 up 1.7% 16th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 4 2022 unchanged 105th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 8,974 2011 down 14.9% 61st
Diarrhea treatment 28.4% 2014 up 0.7% 73rd
Child dependency ratio 27.42 2100 down 3.3% 5th
Old age dependency ratio 36.05 2100 up 12.7% 10th
Total dependency ratio 63.47 2100 up 5.2% 10th
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 90.3% 2014 up 31.4% 69th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 80th
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 96.4 2017 up 9.5% 18th
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 99 2025 up 4.2% 1st
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 98 2025 up 5.4% 3rd
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 97 2025 up 5.4% 10th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 903 2012 down 67.0% 81st
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 680 2025 up 36.0% 54th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 73rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 80th
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 99 2025 up 3.1% 1st
Average death rate due to natural disasters 9.76 2021 up 19.2% 32nd
Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 3 2022 unchanged 64th
Total number of notified TB cases 7,467 2014 down 37.4% 66th
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 2,962 2021 41st
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 38 2025 up 375.0% 77th
Under-five mortality rate 22.37 2024 down 17.5% 5th
Infant mortality rate 20.83 2024 down 15.1% 4th
Infant deaths 50,279 2024 down 25.1% 2nd
Under-five deaths 53,943 2024 down 26.7% 2nd
Neonatal mortality rate 13.86 2024 down 10.3% 5th
Neonatal deaths 33,761 2024 down 21.0% 2nd
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 33 2024 down 13.6% 9th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 34 2012 79th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 88.0% 2011 up 7.3% 41st
How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 4 2022 unchanged 93rd
Insufficiently active 87.48 2016 up 0.2% 18th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 67th
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 89 2021 71st
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 67th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 65th
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 106 2012 down 44.8% 53rd
Retreatment cases: other 90 2012 down 65.8% 69th
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 104 2012 down 48.8% 48th
Unmet need for contraception 12.6% 2014 up 6.8% 36th
Deaths 8,792 2024 down 2.0% 2nd
Mortality rate age 5-9 1.69 2024 down 23.1% 8th
Mortality rate age 10-19 5.41 2024 down 9.1% 8th
Mortality rate age 15-19 3.66 2024 down 3.6% 9th
Mortality rate age 15-24 8.06 2024 down 0.7% 8th
Mortality rate 3.44 2024 down 21.0% 8th
Mortality rate age 10-14 1.75 2024 down 18.8% 8th
Mortality rate age 20-24 4.41 2024 up 1.8% 9th
Mortality rate age 5-24 11.47 2024 down 7.8% 9th
Large household expenditures health 6.1 2017 up 585.4% 5th
Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 31.14 2017 up 147.7% 2nd
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 60,200 2015 up 24.6% 9th
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep 98 2025 up 5.4% 3rd
Height-for-age <-2 SD 12.83 2021 down 58.2% 64th
Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 89.9% 2021 up 36.2% 33rd
Weight-for-age <-2 SD 3.71 2021 down 45.4% 67th
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 476 2024 down 67.0% 29th
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 36.9% 2019 up 36.2% 6th