Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Egypt
Egypt: Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household was 1.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
1.8%
Change on year
up 54.3%
World rank
7th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2017
All-time low
0.7%
in 2008
Years of data
5
1997–2017
Population pushed below the $2.15 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 $2.15 a day poverty line by household in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.3% on the previous year and up 148.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Egypt peaked at 1.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.
That places Egypt 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.6% | — |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -56.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +83.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +54.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 4 Georgia 2.9% compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 2.7% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 2.6% compare
- 8 Pakistan 1.4% compare
- 9 Nepal 1.3% compare
- 10 North Macedonia 1.1% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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 $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Egypt?
- Population pushed below the $2.15 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 $2.15 a day poverty line by household recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
- Is population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 $2.15 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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