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Egypt

Egypt
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CONTACT INFORMATION

The WHO Representative a.i.
Magless El Shaab
PO Box No. 146
Cairo
11516

PIO@emro.who.int
http://www.emro.who.int


OVERVIEW

- Country profile on regional site
- Country cooperation strategy
- Country brief
- International travel and health

PARTNERS

- Collaborating centres

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- Tuberculosis
- TB prevalence and incidence
- HIV prevalence

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Immunization profile
- Skilled birth attendance

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Undernutrition and overweight
- Access to water, sanitation
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health workforce
- Health financing

INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)

- Basic immunization statistics
- Child mortality
- Child undernutrition

Statistics:

Total population: 74,166,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 4,940

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 66/70

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 58/60

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 35

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 229/142

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 279

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 6.1

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008