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Table 1 Age and gender distribution* of patient encounters and Egyptian population**

From: Patterns of disease presentation and management in Egyptian primary care: findings from a survey of 2458 primary care patient consultations

 

Male

Female

Total

 

Sample

Population

Sample

Population

Sample

Population

Under 5

294 (12%)

4861 (5.8%)

346 (14.1%)

4481 (5.4%)

640 (26.2%)

9342 (11.2%)

5-9

162 (6.6%)

4610 (5.5%)

149 (6.1%)

4259 (5.1%)

311 (12.7%)

8869 (10.6%)

10-14

112 (4.6%)

4038 (4.8%)

111 (4.5%)

3765 (4.5%)

223 (9.1%)

7803 (9.3%)

15-19

40 (1.6%)

4038 (4.8%)

97 (4%)

3805 (4.5%)

137 (5.6%)

7843 (9.4%)

20-24

45 (1.8%)

4309 (5.2%)

115 (4.7%)

4089 (4.9%)

160 (6.5%)

8398 (10%)

25-29

30 (1.2%)

4152 (5%)

96 (3.9%)

3987 (4.8%)

126 (5.1%)

8139 (9.7%)

30-34

21 (0.9%)

3403 (4.1%)

88 (3.6%)

3300 (3.9%)

109 (4.5%)

6703 (8%)

35-39

30 (1.2%)

2633 (3.1%)

76 (3.1%)

2564 (3.1%)

106 (4.3%)

5197 (6.2%)

40-44

31 (1.3%)

2300 (2.7%)

81 (3.3%)

2241 (2.7%)

112 (4.6%)

4541 (5.4%)

45-49

48 (2%)

2113 (2.5%)

75 (3.1%)

2069 (2.5%)

123 (5%)

4182 (5%)

50-54

41 (1.7%)

1852 (2.2%)

114 (4.7%)

1827 (2.2%)

155 (6.3%)

3679 (4.4%)

55-59

10 (0.4%)

1519 (1.8%)

62 (2.5%)

1504 (1.8%)

72 (2.9%)

3023 (3.6%)

60-64

27 (1.1%)

1124 (1.3%)

64 (2.6%)

1130 (1.4%)

91 (3.7%)

2254 (2.7%)

65-69

16 (0.7%)

781 (0.9%)

25 (1%)

797 (1%)

41 (1.7%)

1578 (1.9%)

70-74

6 (0.2%)

510 (0.6%)

27 (1.1%)

525 (0.6%)

33 (1.3%)

1035 (1.2%)

75-80

0 (0%)

291 (0.3%)

2 (0.1%)

303 (0.4%)

2 (0.1%)

594 (0.7%)

80 & older

2 (0.1%)

239 (0.3%)

4 (0.2%)

242 (0.3%)

6 (0.2%)

481 (0.6%)

Total

915

42773

1532

40888

2447

8366

 

(37.1%)

(51.1%)

(62.9%)

(48.9%)

(100%)

(100%)

  1. *Reported percentages are of total consultations/population.
  2. **2012 population estimates. Population figures shown in 1000 s.