Health in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt: official figures
140,404 people in Kafr El Sheikh, 3.9% of the population, had a severe or absolute difficulty (disability) in 2022 (Egypt: 4.9%).
How many births in Kafr El Sheikh are by caesarean?
88.4% of births in Kafr El Sheikh in the five years before the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey were by caesarean section, 2nd highest of the 25 governorates with data (Egypt: 72.2%); 99.4% 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 Kafr El Sheikh get antenatal care?
88.9% of recent mothers in Kafr El Sheikh had regular antenatal care before their last birth and 44.2% 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 Kafr El Sheikh are vaccinated?
91.8% of young children in Kafr El Sheikh had received the specified vaccinations (by vaccination card or the mother's report) in the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey, joint 10th highest of the 23 governorates with data (Egypt: 89.9%). In the 2014 Demographic and Health Survey the figure for Kafr El Sheikh was 100.0%.
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 Kafr El Sheikh?
42.5% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Kafr El Sheikh were anaemic when tested in the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey, 11th 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 Kafr El Sheikh?
85.7% of ever-married women aged 15 to 49 in Kafr El Sheikh had undergone female genital mutilation, and 7.1% 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
- 14.7% of married women aged 15 to 49 in Kafr El Sheikh 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 Kafr El Sheikh compares with other governorates
Young children with the specified vaccinations (EFHS) (2021)
Kafr El Sheikh ranks 11 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young children with the specified vaccinations (EFHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Alexandria | 94.0% |
| 9 | Aswan | 92.1% |
| 10 | Damietta | 91.8% |
| 11 | Kafr El Sheikh | 91.8% |
| 12 | Qalyubia | 91.6% |
| 13 | Ismailia | 91.4% |
| 14 | Beni Suef | 90.9% |
Children 6-59 months with anaemia (EFHS) (2021)
Kafr El Sheikh ranks 11 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 6-59 months with anaemia (EFHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 14 | Suez | 40.8% |
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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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