Physicians per 1000 people in Egypt
Egypt: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.671 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.671
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
134th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.763
in 2015
All-time low
0.391
in 1960
Years of data
12
1960–2020
Physicians per 1000 people in Egypt, 1960–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Egypt is 0.671, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Egypt peaked at 0.763 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.391, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 134th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.413 | 0.391 | 0.435 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.5315 | 0.527 | 0.536 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.494 | 0.494 | 0.494 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7353 | 0.697 | 0.763 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.671 | 0.671 | 0.671 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 966,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 923,812 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 978,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 936,121 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 994,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 954,299 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Egypt?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Egypt was 0.671 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.763 in 2015.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.391 in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Egypt ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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