Deaths from drowning ghe in Egypt
Egypt: Deaths from drowning ghe was 1,645 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,645
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
31st
of 194 countries
All-time high
2,504
in 2012
All-time low
1,645
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from drowning ghe in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths from drowning ghe in Egypt is 1,645, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from drowning ghe in Egypt peaked at 2,504 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,645, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from drowning ghe in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,693 | — |
| 2001 | 1,740 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1,804 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1,823 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,873 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,911 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1,927 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,968 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2,028 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2,130 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 2,218 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 2,309 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2,504 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 2,493 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,429 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,404 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,375 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,202 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 2,188 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,138 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,957 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 1,645 | -16.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,645 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 606.36, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,645 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.74, 17.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,890 | 1,693 | 2,130 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,326 | 2,138 | 2,504 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,801 | 1,645 | 1,957 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 28 Mozambique 1,723 compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 1,657 compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 1,652 compare
- 32 Nepal 1,631 compare
- 33 Sudan 1,598 compare
- 34 Kenya 1,534 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from drowning ghe in Egypt?
- Deaths from drowning ghe in Egypt was 1,645 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2,504 in 2012.
- What is the lowest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,645 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for deaths from drowning ghe?
- Egypt ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from drowning ghe rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 Deaths from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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