Algeria vs Egypt: Youth mortality rate
Algeria
2.46 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Egypt
2.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Algeria rank
73rd
Egypt rank
72nd
Youth mortality rate over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.57 deaths per 100 live births against 2.46 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 73rd and Egypt ranks 72nd of 199 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.42 deaths per 100 live births | 19.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8552 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1980s | 10.42 deaths per 100 live births | 13.91 deaths per 100 live births | 3.49 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.55 deaths per 100 live births | 7.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3126 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2191 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1675 deaths per 100 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.57 deaths per 100 live births against 2.46 deaths per 100 live births in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Algeria ranks 73rd and Egypt ranks 72nd 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 Youth mortality rate. 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 fifteen years, per 100 live births.