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Social and Economic Indicators, Greater Cairo Region

 



Governorates of Greater Cairo Region


Index
 Cairo  
Kalyoubia
   Giza    
Egypt Total
Life expectancy at birth (years) - 1996
Adult literacy rate (%15+) - 1996
GDP per capita (LE) - 1996/97
Human development index - 1996
66.5
72.9
7004
0.792
68.1
59.6
3299
0.597
66.4
61.5
5540
0.701
66.7
55.5
4306
0.631

Households with access to piped water (%) - 1996
Households with access to sanitation (%) - 1996
Households with electricity (%) - 1996
Combined basic and secondary enrolment (%) - 1996/97
97.2
92.0
98.6
91.3
72.6
41.9
95.6
78.8
87.9
59.7
98.3
81.0
82.6
45.1
95.1
80.9

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)* - 1996
28.8
27
32.3
34.0

Female adult literacy rate (%15+) - 1996
65.6
46.6
50.5
43.5

Female life expectancy at birth (years) - 1996
Maternal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) - 1992
68.1
200
69.8
103
66.9
221
67.9
174

Under five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)* - 1996
34.5
35.5
41.7
44.3

Physicians (per 10,000 people) - 1997
Hospital beds (per 10,000 people) - 1997
10.3
46
3.9
23
8.7
20
7.1
21

Telephones (per 1,000 households) - 1995/96
Cars (per 1,000 people) - 1993
664
73
77
11
163
36
233
21

Women in labour force (% 15+)
Percentage of labour force in: Agriculture - 1996
Percentage of labour force in: Industry - 1996
Percentage of labour force in: Services - 1996
Professional and technical staff (as % of labour force 15+) - 1996
19.7
1.1
32.4
66.5
31.6
15.0
17.6
30.5
51.9
20.5
12.4
13.3
30.5
56.2
24.4
15.3
28.3
20.5
51.2
21.2

Unemployment rate: Total (%) - 1996
Unemployment rate: Females (%) - 1996
Unemployment rate: Adults aged 15-29 (%) - 1996
7.3
11.2
19.0
7.3
15.9
15.9
5.3
7.9
12.9
8.9
20.3
20.1
Income share: Lowest 40% - 1995/96
Ratio of highest 20% to lowest 20%) - 1995/96
Poor persons (% of total) - 1995/96
Ultra poor persons (% of total) - 1995/96
20.6
4.9
10.8
2.9
25.2
3.3
28.3
8.8
22.1
4.4
12.0
2.6
21.9
4.4
22.9
7.4
Population (% urban) - 1996
Annual urban population growth rate (%) - 1986-96
100.0
1.1
40.6
2.0
54.1
1.9
42.6
1.8

Population (000s) - 1996
Annual population growth rate (%) - 1986-96
6801
1.1
3301
2.8
4784

2.5
59313

Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population) - 1996
Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) - 1996
Net lifetime internal migration (as % of total population) - 1996
Demographic dependency ratio (%) - 1996
24.6
7.3
3.2
52.6
24.8
5.4
11.9
67.6
27.3
6.0
16.6
66.5
28.2
6.5
Not applicable
69.7

Population density (per km2)
31993
3358
57
60



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Date: 13.2.2001
Revised: 8.8.2002
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