What is child mortality in Egypt?

Child mortality in Egypt was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 40.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1929.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Egypt rank for child mortality?

Egypt ranks 70th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Egypt

Name: Child mortality in Egypt
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Child mortality was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.24 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

70th

of 203 countries

All-time high

40.87 deaths per 100 live births

in 1929

All-time low

2.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Egypt, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality in Egypt is 2.24 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Egypt peaked at 40.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1929 and was at its lowest, 2.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Egypt ranks 70th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	40.46 deaths per 100 live births	40.41 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	40.15 deaths per 100 live births	39.84 deaths per 100 live births	40.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	39.33 deaths per 100 live births	38.9 deaths per 100 live births	39.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	38.95 deaths per 100 live births	38.14 deaths per 100 live births	40.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	37.18 deaths per 100 live births	33.65 deaths per 100 live births	40.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	36.94 deaths per 100 live births	33.8 deaths per 100 live births	40.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	35.73 deaths per 100 live births	33.47 deaths per 100 live births	37.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	28.37 deaths per 100 live births	25.37 deaths per 100 live births	32.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	21.99 deaths per 100 live births	17.97 deaths per 100 live births	25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	12.69 deaths per 100 live births	9.07 deaths per 100 live births	16.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	6.73 deaths per 100 live births	5.02 deaths per 100 live births	8.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.85 deaths per 100 live births	3.16 deaths per 100 live births	4.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.71 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	3.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.34 deaths per 100 live births	2.24 deaths per 100 live births	2.44 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Egypt

67 Venezuela 2.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
68 Niue 2.38 deaths per 100 live births compare
69 Micronesia (country) 2.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
71 Iraq 2.18 deaths per 100 live births compare
72 Algeria 2.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
73 Palau 2.14 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Egypt

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 966,568 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 923,812 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 978,670 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 936,121 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 994,753 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 954,299 (2025)

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Egypt?: Child mortality in Egypt was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 40.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1929.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Egypt rank for child mortality?: Egypt ranks 70th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.