Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Egypt
Egypt: Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 4.52 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Egypt, 2005–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Egypt stood at 4.52.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.0% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Egypt peaked at 9.61 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2019.
That places Egypt 35th out of 135 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.98 | — |
| 2006 | 7.61 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 7.98 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 7.85 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 8.94 | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 8.08 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 8.02 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.97 | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 7.19 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 6.67 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 6.51 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.21 | -66.1% |
| 2017 | 3.92 | +77.4% |
| 2018 | 2.99 | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6 | -46.5% |
| 2020 | 9.1 | +468.8% |
| 2021 | 9.61 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 4.52 | -53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.07 | 7.61 | 8.94 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.42 | 1.6 | 8.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.74 | 4.52 | 9.61 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 32 Papua New Guinea 6.51 compare
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 6.37 compare
- 34 Burundi 5 compare
- 36 Pakistan 4.51 compare
- 37 Paraguay 4.46 compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 4.36 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6317 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Egypt?
- Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Egypt was 4.52 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Egypt ranks 35th out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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