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Country fact sheet: Egypt

Population

- Total population: 112 716 598
- Female population: 55 728 922
- Male population: 56 987 677
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 179.7
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 54.9
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 70.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.728
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 71.8
- Female population (years): 74.1
- Male population (years): 69.6
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 166.1
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 107.7
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (55.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Liver (21.1)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Liver (43.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Liver (41.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal