Brazil vs Egypt: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Brazil
36,058 deaths
in 2023
Egypt
42,457 deaths
in 2023
Brazil rank
31st
Egypt rank
28th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 42,457 deaths against 36,058 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 6,399 deaths.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 31st and Egypt ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 527,960 deaths | 456,103 deaths | 71,857 deaths | Brazil |
| 1960s | 494,552 deaths | 368,164 deaths | 126,388 deaths | Brazil |
| 1970s | 412,438 deaths | 332,459 deaths | 79,980 deaths | Brazil |
| 1980s | 311,268 deaths | 233,222 deaths | 78,047 deaths | Brazil |
| 1990s | 179,135 deaths | 129,002 deaths | 50,133 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 85,156 deaths | 79,587 deaths | 5,569 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 48,231 deaths | 62,637 deaths | 14,406 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 37,921 deaths | 44,304 deaths | 6,383 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 42,457 deaths against 36,058 deaths in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Brazil and Egypt?
- 6,399 deaths, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Brazil ranks 31st and Egypt ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.