Cause of death, by injury in Egypt
Egypt: Cause of death, by injury was 3.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cause of death, by injury in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.4% for cause of death, by injury in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by injury in Egypt peaked at 5.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 168th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cause of death, by injury in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -13.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.8%, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 2 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by injury in Egypt?
- Cause of death, by injury in Egypt was 3.4% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by injury recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by injury recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for cause of death, by injury?
- Egypt ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by injury rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by injury (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.