Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Egypt
Egypt: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 3.89 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Egypt, 1980–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.89 for brain and nervous system cancer death rate in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Egypt peaked at 5.13 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6142, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 29th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6142 | — |
| 1987 | 1.16 | +88.7% |
| 1991 | 1.42 | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 1.63 | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 3.03 | +85.7% |
| 2001 | 3.7 | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 4.32 | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 4.84 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 4.54 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 4.46 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.42 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.47 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.66 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.99 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 5.13 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 4.81 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.82 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.94 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4.31 | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 4.13 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.08 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.37 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 3.89 | -11.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.89 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.29, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.89 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.51, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +88.7% | 0.6142 | 1.16 |
| 2000 | +85.7% | 1.63 | 3.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8867 | 0.6142 | 1.16 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.53 | 1.42 | 1.63 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.34 | 3.03 | 4.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.54 | 3.89 | 5.13 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Egypt?
- Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Egypt was 3.89 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 in 2010.
- What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6142 in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Egypt ranks 29th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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