Health in Beni Suef, Egypt: official figures
184,085 people in Beni Suef, 5.3% of the population, had a severe or absolute difficulty (disability) in 2022 (Egypt: 4.9%).
How many births in Beni Suef are by caesarean?
61.5% of births in Beni Suef in the five years before the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey were by caesarean section, 2nd lowest of the 25 governorates with data (Egypt: 72.2%); 92.9% were attended by trained medical staff.
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Beni Suef get antenatal care?
89.6% of recent mothers in Beni Suef had regular antenatal care before their last birth and 58.8% of last births were protected against neonatal tetanus (Egypt: 89.9% and 48.6%; the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow many children in Beni Suef are vaccinated?
90.9% of young children in Beni Suef had received the specified vaccinations (by vaccination card or the mother's report) in the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey, 10th lowest of the 23 governorates with data (Egypt: 89.9%). In the 2014 Demographic and Health Survey the figure for Beni Suef was 91.8%.
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow common is anaemia among children in Beni Suef?
42.6% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Beni Suef were anaemic when tested in the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey, 10th highest of the 24 governorates with data (Egypt: 43.0%).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow common is female genital mutilation in Beni Suef?
95.8% of ever-married women aged 15 to 49 in Beni Suef had undergone female genital mutilation, and 17.0% of girls aged 0 to 19 already had (Egypt: 85.6% and 14.2%; the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyMore figures
- 14.2% of married women aged 15 to 49 in Beni Suef had an unmet need for family planning in 2021 (Egypt: 13.8%). Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How Beni Suef compares with other governorates
Young children with the specified vaccinations (EFHS) (2021)
Beni Suef ranks 14 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young children with the specified vaccinations (EFHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kafr El Sheikh | 91.8% |
| 12 | Qalyubia | 91.6% |
| 13 | Ismailia | 91.4% |
| 14 | Beni Suef | 90.9% |
| 15 | Monufia | 90.6% |
| 16 | Minya | 88.6% |
| 17 | Qena | 88.0% |
Children 6-59 months with anaemia (EFHS) (2021)
Beni Suef ranks 10 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 6-59 months with anaemia (EFHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Alexandria | 51.1% |
| 8 | Luxor | 49.2% |
| 9 | Qena | 48.8% |
| 10 | Beni Suef | 42.6% |
| 11 | Kafr El Sheikh | 42.5% |
| 12 | Ismailia | 41.5% |
| 13 | Red Sea | 41.5% |
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Sources
- Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity): Statistical Yearbook 2025, part 3: tables 21-11, 21-13, 21-14, 21-15 and 21-17 (Egypt Family Health Survey 2021 by governorate) and 21-24 (people with disabilities, 2022), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 325979811b41…)
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