Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Egypt
Egypt: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
131st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.5449 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Egypt peaked at 0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5449 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 131st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Egypt, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.5943 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5972 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6049 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5886 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5762 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5774 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5743 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5776 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5795 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5817 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5747 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5933 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5658 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5708 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.597 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5673 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5464 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5474 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5449 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5852 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.585 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5743 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6049 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5689 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5449 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.597 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6596 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 128 Vanuatu 0.7032 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 129 Ireland 0.7012 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Côte d'Ivoire 0.696 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 132 Morocco 0.6937 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 133 Andorra 0.6881 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 134 Timor-Leste 0.6784 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Egypt?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Egypt was 0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5449 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Egypt ranks 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.