Algeria vs Egypt: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Algeria
1.95 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Egypt
2.08 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Algeria rank
70th
Egypt rank
67th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.08 per 1,000 live births against 1.95 per 1,000 live births in Algeria, a difference of 0.13 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Algeria ranks 70th and Egypt ranks 67th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.18 per 1,000 live births | 15.82 per 1,000 live births | 0.353 per 1,000 live births | Algeria |
| 1970s | 13.98 per 1,000 live births | 14.16 per 1,000 live births | 0.178 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6.63 per 1,000 live births | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 2.77 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.85 per 1,000 live births | 5.48 per 1,000 live births | 1.63 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.97 per 1,000 live births | 3.34 per 1,000 live births | 0.366 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.23 per 1,000 live births | 2.46 per 1,000 live births | 0.232 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2 per 1,000 live births | 2.17 per 1,000 live births | 0.178 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.08 per 1,000 live births against 1.95 per 1,000 live births in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.13 per 1,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Algeria ranks 70th and Egypt ranks 67th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.