Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt
Egypt: Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 459.28 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt, 1965–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2019, cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt stood at 459.28 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt peaked at 525.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 255.52 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1971.
That places Egypt 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 259.16 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1966 | 310.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 301.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 285.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 255.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 264.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 263.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 265.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 316.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 315.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 294.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 308.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 291.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 294.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 463.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +57.2% |
| 1991 | 508.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 488 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 343.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.5% |
| 2001 | 370.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 388.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 398.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 410.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 415.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 415.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 408.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 413.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 420.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 422.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 402.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 431.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 375.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 525.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.1% |
| 2015 | 456.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 421.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 422.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 445.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 459.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 290.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 259.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 310.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1970s | 286.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 255.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 316.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 378.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 294.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 463.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 498.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 488 deaths per 100,000 people | 508.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 398.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 343.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 420.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 436.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 375.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 525.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 1 Uzbekistan 594.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 470.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Ukraine 441.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 430 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 416.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt?
- Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt was 459.28 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 525.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 255.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Egypt ranks 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.