Algeria vs Egypt: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Algeria
2.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Egypt
2.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Algeria rank
64th
Egypt rank
62nd
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.22 deaths per 100 live births against 2.1 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 62nd of 106 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 6.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4292 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2417 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1629 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.22 deaths per 100 live births against 2.1 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Algeria ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 62nd of 106 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 Child mortality rate by household wealth. 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 under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.