Algeria vs Egypt: Child mortality by sex
Algeria
2.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Egypt
2.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Algeria rank
73rd
Egypt rank
70th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.39 deaths per 100 live births against 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Egypt ahead.
Algeria ranks 73rd and Egypt ranks 70th of 199 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.61 deaths per 100 live births | 34.54 deaths per 100 live births | 9.92 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1960s | 24.69 deaths per 100 live births | 27.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1970s | 21.27 deaths per 100 live births | 21.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2664 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1980s | 9.66 deaths per 100 live births | 12.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 6.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2969 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1483 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.083 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.39 deaths per 100 live births against 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Algeria ranks 73rd and Egypt ranks 70th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .