Brazil vs Egypt: Number of infants who die before age 1

Brazil
31,406 deaths
in 2023
Egypt
34,963 deaths
in 2023
Brazil rank
29th
Egypt rank
26th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Brazil
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 34,963 deaths against 31,406 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 3,557 deaths.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 29th and Egypt ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Egypt in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Egypt Difference Ahead
1950s 400,298 deaths 248,050 deaths 152,247 deaths Brazil
1960s 385,079 deaths 223,076 deaths 162,002 deaths Brazil
1970s 331,872 deaths 217,710 deaths 114,162 deaths Brazil
1980s 257,601 deaths 168,651 deaths 88,950 deaths Brazil
1990s 151,794 deaths 99,513 deaths 52,280 deaths Brazil
2000s 73,463 deaths 64,399 deaths 9,064 deaths Brazil
2010s 42,064 deaths 51,357 deaths 9,293 deaths Egypt
2020s 32,974 deaths 36,163 deaths 3,189 deaths Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Brazil or Egypt?
Egypt, at 34,963 deaths against 31,406 deaths in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Brazil and Egypt?
3,557 deaths, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Brazil ranks 29th and Egypt ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.