Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Egypt
Egypt: Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health was 5.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
5.6%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
2nd
of 40 countries
All-time high
5.7%
in 2015
All-time low
1.7%
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2017
Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Egypt, 1997–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2017, population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Egypt stood at 5.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 110.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Egypt peaked at 5.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1997.
Egypt ranks 2nd of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.7% | — |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +56.1% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +88.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 3 |
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Egypt?
- Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Egypt was 5.6% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1997.
- How does Egypt rank for population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health?
- Egypt ranks 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2017.
- Is population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health expenditures - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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