Health workforce snapshot: Egypt

Health workforce snapshot EGYPT EGYPT AT A GLANCE1 Total population (2017) 92 115 000 Gross national income per capita (US$, 2018)2 12 080 Unemployment (percentage of total labour force) (2018)2 11.4 Per capita current health expenditure (US$ 2017) 131 Government health expenditure as percentage of general government expenditure (2017) 4.2 Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (2017) 62 Universal health coverage index (2018) 68 Number of refugees (2016) 213 500 Number of internally displaced persons (2016) 0 Maternal mortality per 100 000 live births (2017) 33 Under-5 mortality per 1000 live births (2017) 22 Births attended by skilled health professional (%) (2018) 91.5 Raised blood glucose (%, 18+ years) (2018) 17.9 Raised blood pressure (%, 18+ years) (2017) 25.0 Hepatitis B incidence rate per 100 000 (2018) 800 KEY FACTS  Information on the health workforce in Egypt remains fragmented and incomplete.  An out-migration of health professionals is contributing to the shortage of a qualified health workforce.  Dual practice is common.  There is a transition to family practice-based primary health care and the training of family physicians is being scaled up. Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Observatory Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Observatory and Ministry of Health and Population Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Observatory and Ministry of Health and Population 0 20 40 60 80 100 Somalia Afghanistan Djibouti Yemen Sudan Pakistan Morocco Egypt Syrian Arab Republic Iraq Iran (Islamic Republic of) Palestine Tunisia Jordan Oman Bahrain Lebanon Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Libya Kuwait Density per 10 000 population Density of physicians, nurses and midwives in countries of the Region (2018) 11.3 7.7 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.1 8.2 10.8 15.4 13.8 14.3 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.5 18.3 16.1 18.9 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 De ns ity p er 1 0 00 0 po pu la tio n Density of physicians, nurses and midwives (2011–2020) Physicians Nurses and midwives 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 De ns ity p er 1 0 00 0 po pu la tio n Density of selected health professionals (2011–2020) Physicians Nurses and midwives Dentists Pharmacists © World Health Organization 2021 WHO-EM/HRH/657/E Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, 2018. Ministry of Health and Population 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 % o f t ot al Distribution of physicians by sector (2010–2017) Public Private 12 8. 9 9 .6 11 .5 17 .3 18 .6 1. 8 4. 6 5. 1 13 .6 13 .1 14 .6 2 0 1 7 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 9 Density of graduates per 100 000 population (2017– 2019) Physicians Nurses and Midwives Dentists Pharmacists m Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Observatory and Ministry of Health and Population Source: Central Unit of Medical Professionals Affairs, Ministry of Health and Population, 2020 Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Observatory and Ministry of Health and Population 1. Regional Health Observatory Data Repository (https://rho.emro.who.int/data-r, accessed 20 June 2021). 2. Data. The World Bank, 2018 [online database] (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD?locations=OM, accessed 20 June 2021). 3. Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, 2018 (capmas.gov.eg, accessed 20 June 2021). 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Ra tio p er p hy sic ia n Ratio of nurses and midwives per physician (2010–2020) 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Physiotherapist Pharmacists Dentists Nurses and midwives Physicians % of total Gender distribution among health workforce (2020) Male Female