Egypt

Selected EarthTrends Data:

Variable	Value
Gini Index{1}	34
Population living on less than $1/day{2}	3%
Population living on less than $2/day{3}	44%
Poverty Gap $1/day{4}	1%
Poverty Gap $2/day{5}	11%
Access to improved sanitation	70%
Access to an improved water source	98%
Literacy rate, all adults	71%
Life expectancy, both sexes	71 years

Definitions and Sources

{1} Survey year: 1999-2000. Based on expenditure. {2} Survey year: 1999-2000. Based on expenditure. {3} Survey year: 1999-2000. Based on expenditure. {4} Survey year: 1999-2000. Based on expenditure. {5} Survey year: 1999-2000. Based on expenditure.

Poverty resources:

• Egypt - Country assistance strategy (Document)
• Egypt - Poverty reduction in Egypt - diagnosis and strategy (Document)
• USAID Egypt Country Office (Project)
• World Bank Egypt Program (Project)

Poverty datasets:

• Egypt - Poverty Data
• Egypt Human Development Index

Citations from the World Resources Report:

• Making Motherhood Safer in Egypt

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World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)

• http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/library/country/53

Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)

• http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/?country_iso=EG