Coverage of essential health services in Egypt

Egypt: Coverage of essential health services was 71 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
71
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 20 countries
All-time high
75
in 2006
All-time low
71
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Coverage of essential health services in Egypt, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 732001: 732002: 742003: 742004: 742005: 742006: 752007: 752008: 752009: 752010: 742011: 742012: 732013: 742014: 742015: 732016: 732017: 732018: 722019: 722020: 712021: 712022: 712023: 71

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2023, coverage of essential health services in Egypt stood at 71. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services in Egypt peaked at 75 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 71, in 2020.

That places Egypt 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Coverage of essential health services in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Coverage of essential health services in Egypt, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 73
2001 73 +0.0%
2002 74 +1.4%
2003 74 +0.0%
2004 74 +0.0%
2005 74 +0.0%
2006 75 +1.4%
2007 75 +0.0%
2008 75 +0.0%
2009 75 +0.0%
2010 74 -1.3%
2011 74 +0.0%
2012 73 -1.4%
2013 74 +1.4%
2014 74 +0.0%
2015 73 -1.4%
2016 73 +0.0%
2017 73 +0.0%
2018 72 -1.4%
2019 72 +0.0%
2020 71 -1.4%
2021 71 +0.0%
2022 71 +0.0%
2023 71 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.2 73 75 10
2010s 73.2 72 74 10
2020s 71 71 71 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 7 Tunisia 76 compare
  2. 8 Jordan 74 compare
  3. 9 Oman 73 compare
  4. 10 Libya 71 compare
  5. 12 Algeria 70 compare
  6. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 70 compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage of essential health services in Egypt?
Coverage of essential health services in Egypt was 71 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest coverage of essential health services recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 75 in 2006.
What is the lowest coverage of essential health services recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 71 in 2020.
How does Egypt rank for coverage of essential health services?
Egypt ranks 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is coverage of essential health services rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Coverage of essential health services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coverage of essential health services
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
23 places, 552 data points, 2000–2023
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