Egypt vs United States of America: Number of child deaths by age
Egypt
3,664 deaths
in 2024
United States of America
3,661 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
42nd
United States of America rank
43rd
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Egypt
- United States of America
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3,664 deaths against 3,661 deaths in United States of America, a difference of 3 deaths.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160,198 deaths | 15,769 deaths | 144,429 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 115,304 deaths | 10,288 deaths | 105,016 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 57,818 deaths | 7,890 deaths | 49,927 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 24,140 deaths | 6,333 deaths | 17,807 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 10,358 deaths | 4,788 deaths | 5,569 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 6,386 deaths | 4,047 deaths | 2,339 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4,196 deaths | 3,703 deaths | 492.8 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Egypt or United States of America?
- Egypt, at 3,664 deaths against 3,661 deaths in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Egypt and United States of America?
- 3 deaths, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and United States of America rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Egypt ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .