Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.1044 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Egypt, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.1044 for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.1549 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1044, in 2023.
That places Egypt 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1549 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1519 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1448 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1408 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1358 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1319 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1277 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1239 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1201 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1154 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1107 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1077 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1059 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1044 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1347 | 0.1154 | 0.1549 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1072 | 0.1044 | 0.1107 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 89 Paraguay 0.1063 compare
- 90 Morocco 0.1063 compare
- 91 Saint Lucia 0.1063 compare
- 93 Azerbaijan 0.1038 compare
- 94 Samoa 0.1032 compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0.1031 compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0521 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Egypt?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Egypt was 0.1044 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1549 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1044 in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Egypt ranks 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.