Egypt - ARI treatment

ARI treatment (% of children under 5 taken to a health provider)

ARI treatment (% of children under 5 taken to a health provider) in Egypt was 68.10 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 73.00 in 2008, while its lowest value was 58.60 in 1992.

Definition: Children with acute respiratory infection (ARI) who are taken to a health provider refers to the percentage of children under age five with ARI in the last two weeks who were taken to an appropriate health provider, including hospital, health center, dispensary, village health worker, clinic, and private physician.

Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.

See also:

Year Value
1992 58.60
1993 59.00
1995 61.70
1996 62.00
2000 66.00
2003 70.00
2005 63.00
2008 73.00
2014 68.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention