Cervical cancer death rate in women in Egypt
Egypt: Cervical cancer death rate in women was 0.3363 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Cervical cancer death rate in women in Egypt, 1965–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.3363 for cervical cancer death rate in women in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cervical cancer death rate in women in Egypt peaked at 0.6086 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1279, in 1976.
That places Egypt 110th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Cervical cancer death rate in women in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.3777 | — |
| 1966 | 0.3855 | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3967 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3198 | -19.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2668 | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3036 | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2881 | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2993 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2296 | -23.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1279 | -44.3% |
| 1977 | 0.385 | +201.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2643 | -31.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2366 | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3042 | +28.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6086 | +100.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1922 | -68.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1511 | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3688 | +144.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3653 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4525 | +23.9% |
| 2003 | 0.358 | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3189 | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3215 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3236 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3493 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.291 | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3146 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3802 | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4174 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.418 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4152 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5502 | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4784 | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4025 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3924 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4416 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3363 | -23.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.3363 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.9, 6% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.3363 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6067, 55% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cervical cancer death rate in women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +201.0% | 0.1279 | 0.385 |
| 2000 | +144.1% | 0.1511 | 0.3688 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3866 | 0.3777 | 0.3967 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.2721 | 0.1279 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4564 | 0.3042 | 0.6086 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1717 | 0.1511 | 0.1922 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3463 | 0.291 | 0.4525 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4232 | 0.3363 | 0.5502 | 10 |
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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 cervical cancer death rate in women in Egypt?
- Cervical cancer death rate in women in Egypt was 0.3363 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6086 in 1987.
- What is the lowest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1279 in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for cervical cancer death rate in women?
- Egypt ranks 110th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is cervical cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Cervical cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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