Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Egypt
Egypt: Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy was 90.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Egypt, 1988–2014
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Egypt stood at 90.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Egypt peaked at 90.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 1996.
That places Egypt 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 57.0% | — |
| 1991 | 52.1% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 52.9% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 68.7% | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 39.1% | 57.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 52.9% | 73.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Egypt
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Egypt?
- Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Egypt was 90.3% in 2014, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 1996.
- How does Egypt rank for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy?
- Egypt ranks 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of women who have had a live birth who were visited at least once during pregnancy by a skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.