Egypt Hospital Beds Decline

CairoEgypt lost 4,061 hospital beds in 11 years.

Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar called state support for health care unprecedented at Egypt Forum 2026.

Public beds fell from 98,291 to 84,225 between 2013 and 2024, while private beds rose from 26,009 to 36,014, official statistics show.

The government allocated 1.51% of gross national product to health this year, half the constitution’s 3% minimum.

The government now counts military and police hospital spending toward the minimum, and no public data verifies it.

Sources: Mada Masr