Health in Cairo, Egypt: official figures
464,588 people in Cairo, 4.6% of the population, had a severe or absolute difficulty (disability) in 2022 (Egypt: 4.9%).
How many births in Cairo are by caesarean?
73.7% of births in Cairo in the five years before the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey were by caesarean section, 10th highest of the 25 governorates with data (Egypt: 72.2%); 97.7% 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 Cairo get antenatal care?
88.2% of recent mothers in Cairo had regular antenatal care before their last birth and 30.8% 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 Cairo are vaccinated?
73.1% of young children in Cairo had received the specified vaccinations (by vaccination card or the mother's report) in the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey, the lowest of the 23 governorates with data (Egypt: 89.9%). In the 2014 Demographic and Health Survey the figure for Cairo was 88.0%.
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 Cairo?
37.7% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Cairo were anaemic when tested in the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey, 6th lowest 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 Cairo?
80.3% of ever-married women aged 15 to 49 in Cairo had undergone female genital mutilation, and 6.7% 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 Cairo 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 Cairo compares with other governorates
Young children with the specified vaccinations (EFHS) (2021)
Cairo ranks 23 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young children with the specified vaccinations (EFHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Qena | 88.0% |
| 18 | Suez | 87.9% |
| 19 | Asyut | 86.3% |
| 20 | Dakahlia | 85.6% |
| 21 | Giza | 82.6% |
| 22 | Port Said | 77.0% |
| 23 | Cairo | 73.1% |
Children 6-59 months with anaemia (EFHS) (2021)
Cairo ranks 19 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 6-59 months with anaemia (EFHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Sharqia | 39.9% |
| 17 | Giza | 39.8% |
| 18 | Monufia | 39.6% |
| 19 | Cairo | 37.7% |
| 20 | Port Said | 36.9% |
| 21 | Faiyum | 36.7% |
| 22 | Qalyubia | 32.8% |
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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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