Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household in Egypt
Egypt: Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household was 1.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
1.8%
Change on year
up 68.8%
World rank
8th
of 39 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 1997
All-time low
0.8%
in 2008
Years of data
5
1997–2017
Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household in Egypt, 1997–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.8% for population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.8% on the previous year and up 139.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household in Egypt peaked at 2.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 8th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -61.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +102.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +68.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 90% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 5 Georgia 2.6% compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 2.3% compare
- 7 Nepal 2.2% compare
- 9 North Macedonia 1.4% compare
- 10 Pakistan 1.3% compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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 the $1.90 a day poverty line by household in Egypt?
- Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household in Egypt was 1.8% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2017.
- Is population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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