What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Algeria and Egypt?

0.8 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.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Egypt: Mortality rate, under-5

Algeria

21.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Egypt

22.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Algeria rank

71st

Egypt rank

68th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Algeria
Egypt

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 22.4 per 1,000 live births against 21.6 per 1,000 live births in Algeria, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 71st and Egypt ranks 68th of 197 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1960s	242.45 per 1,000 live births	283.68 per 1,000 live births	41.23 per 1,000 live births	Egypt
1970s	209.46 per 1,000 live births	219.95 per 1,000 live births	10.49 per 1,000 live births	Egypt
1980s	92.37 per 1,000 live births	126.92 per 1,000 live births	34.55 per 1,000 live births	Egypt
1990s	48 per 1,000 live births	67.35 per 1,000 live births	19.35 per 1,000 live births	Egypt
2000s	34.96 per 1,000 live births	38.48 per 1,000 live births	3.52 per 1,000 live births	Egypt
2010s	25.37 per 1,000 live births	27.16 per 1,000 live births	1.79 per 1,000 live births	Egypt
2020s	22.28 per 1,000 live births	23.44 per 1,000 live births	1.16 per 1,000 live births	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Algeria or Egypt?: Egypt, at 22.4 per 1,000 live births against 21.6 per 1,000 live births in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Algeria and Egypt?: 0.8 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 mortality rate, under-5?: Algeria ranks 71st and Egypt ranks 68th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.