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Egypt Health at a Glance |
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(Data adapted from WHO EMRO)
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Demographics (2003 data) |
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Area |
1,001,450 km2 |
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Total population |
67,981,000 |
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urban population out of total population |
42% |
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Crude birth rate per 1000 population |
26.1 |
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Crude death rate per 1000 population |
6.5 |
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Population growth rate |
2.0% |
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Population below 15 years |
37.8% |
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Population 65 years and over |
3.5% |
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Dependency ratio |
70% |
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Total fertility rate |
3.2 |
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Socioeconomic Indicators (Data
varies from 1996-2000) |
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Adult literacy, total |
61% |
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Adult literacy, males |
71% |
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Adult literacy, females |
50% |
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Unemployment |
13% |
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Regular smokers total |
19% |
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Regular smokers males + 15 years |
32% |
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Regular smokers females + 15 years |
7% |
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Human
and material resources indicators (2003) |
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Physicians per 10000 population |
22.2 |
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Dentists per 10000 population |
3.0 |
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Pharmacists per 10000 population |
9.5 |
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Nursing/midwifery personnel per 10000 population |
26.5 |
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Hospital beds per 10000 population |
21.7 |
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Health
status indicators (2003) |
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Children with acceptable weight for age |
98% |
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Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births |
23.2 |
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Probability of dying before age 5 per 1000 live births |
29.6% |
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Maternal mortality rate per 10000 live births |
6.8 |
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Total life expectancy at birth (years) |
70.1 |
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Male life expectancy at birth (years) |
67.9 |
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Female life expectancy at birth (years) |
72.3 |
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Selected
morbidity indicators (2003) |
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Cholera |
0 |
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Malaria |
45 |
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Poliomyelitis |
1 |
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Measles |
164 |
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Pulmonary tuberculosis |
8305 |
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Diphtheria |
0 |
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Tetanus |
407 |
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Neonatal tetanus |
116 |
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AIDS |
44 |
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Meningococcal meningitis |
148 |
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