Algeria vs Egypt: Infant mortality rate by sex
Algeria
1.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Egypt
1.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Algeria rank
70th
Egypt rank
67th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.92 deaths per 100 live births against 1.77 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Egypt ahead.
Algeria ranks 70th and Egypt ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.73 deaths per 100 live births | 17.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1960s | 15.5 deaths per 100 live births | 15.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0704 deaths per 100 live births | Algeria |
| 1970s | 13.44 deaths per 100 live births | 13.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4415 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6.19 deaths per 100 live births | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3963 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2498 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1989 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1.92 deaths per 100 live births against 1.77 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.15 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 infant mortality rate by sex?
- Algeria ranks 70th and Egypt ranks 67th 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 Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .