Social Security expenditure on health in Egypt
Egypt: Social Security expenditure on health was 18.6% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Social Security expenditure on health in Egypt, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/). Measured in % government expenditure on health.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 18.6% for social security expenditure on health in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social security expenditure on health in Egypt peaked at 26.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2011.
That places Egypt 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Social Security expenditure on health in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % government expenditure on health | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.7% | — |
| 1996 | 26.5% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -11.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 18.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 7.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 18.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.6%, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 24.0% | 26.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 21.1% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.6% | 21.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 social security expenditure on health in Egypt?
- Social security expenditure on health in Egypt was 18.6% in 2011, according to World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/).
- What is the highest social security expenditure on health recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest social security expenditure on health recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for social security expenditure on health?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is social security expenditure on health rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/), published as part of Social Security expenditure on health (% government expenditure on health). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social security funds comprise the expenditure on health by social security institutions. Social security or national health insurance schemes are imposed and controlled by government units for the purpose of providing social benefits to members of the community as a whole or to particular segments of the community. They include direct outlays to medical care providers and to suppliers of medical goods as well as reimbursements to households and the supply of services in kind to the enrollees.