The female life expectancy at birth reached 73.3 years in 2016 in Egypt, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

A statement released by the agency on Sunday on health indices for Egyptian women on the occasion of the International Day of Action for Women's Health reviewed the current health status of women around the globe.

The death rate reached six in every 1,000 females in 2015, up from 5.6 for every 1,000 females in 2008, according to the statement.

May 28 was declared as International Day of Action for Women’s Health in 1987, during a reunion of members of WGNRR in Costa Rica. Since then, May 28 has been internationally renowned and activities are held worldwide by women’s and health groups. In 1999, it was officially recognized by the government of South Africa.

It is a special day on which the women’s health takes a center stage and therefore an occasion to celebrate the gains for women’s health as well as remind to the Ministries of Health, ruling presidents, governors, parliamentarians, as well as internationals agencies and for-profit companies of their commitments to women’s health and rights.

Source: MENA