Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Egypt
Egypt: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 was 26.2% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Egypt, 1995–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 26.2% for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Egypt peaked at 41.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 10th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.8% | — |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -56.0% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +80.4% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -35.8% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -39.9% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +104.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 26.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 12.8% | 33.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 7 Ghana 32.3% compare
- 8 Haiti 30.6% compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 28.1% compare
- 11 Cote d'Ivoire 25.5% compare
- 12 Colombia 25.2% compare
- 13 Bangladesh 25.1% 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 prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Egypt?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Egypt was 26.2% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of children with fever: Percentage of children under age five years with fever in the two weeks preceding the survey.