Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Egypt
Egypt: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 26.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Egypt, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 26.6% for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Egypt peaked at 51.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 42nd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 51.4% | — |
| 2004 | 50.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 37.4% | 51.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 24.4% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.2% | 27.1% | 3 |
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More population data for Egypt
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0962 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1102 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 160,340 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4636 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 202.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11.08 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Egypt?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Egypt was 26.6% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.