Cancer death rates by type who db in Egypt
Egypt: Cancer death rates by type who db was 1.69 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates by type who db in Egypt, 1980–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.69 for cancer death rates by type who db in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type who db in Egypt peaked at 7.24 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.69, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 58th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cancer death rates by type who db in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.24 | — |
| 1987 | 5.93 | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 5.14 | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 5 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.96 | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 4.18 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 3.71 | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 4.12 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 3.95 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.03 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.45 | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 3.28 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.19 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.18 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.11 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.02 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.88 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.88 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.53 | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 2.29 | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 1.91 | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 1.84 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.69 | -7.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.69 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9418, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.69 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.54, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.58 | 5.93 | 7.24 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.07 | 5 | 5.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7 | 3.18 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 1.69 | 3.11 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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- 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 cancer death rates by type who db in Egypt?
- Cancer death rates by type who db in Egypt was 1.69 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.24 in 1980.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for cancer death rates by type who db?
- Egypt ranks 58th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is cancer death rates by type who db rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates by type who db. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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