Deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks in Egypt
Egypt: Deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks was 10 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks in Egypt, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks in Egypt stood at 10.
The figure is down 90.7% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks in Egypt peaked at 733 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
That places Egypt 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 1 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 67 | +6600.0% |
| 1982 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 2 | — |
| 1986 | 12 | +500.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | -91.7% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 21 | +2000.0% |
| 1991 | 8 | -61.9% |
| 1992 | 49 | +512.5% |
| 1994 | 173 | +253.1% |
| 1995 | 134 | -22.5% |
| 1996 | 97 | -27.6% |
| 1997 | 165 | +70.1% |
| 1998 | 9 | -94.5% |
| 1999 | 1 | -88.9% |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 19 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | — |
| 2012 | 44 | +1000.0% |
| 2013 | 187 | +325.0% |
| 2014 | 300 | +60.4% |
| 2015 | 733 | +144.3% |
| 2016 | 505 | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 691 | +36.8% |
| 2018 | 60 | -91.3% |
| 2019 | 103 | +71.7% |
| 2020 | 108 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 10 | -90.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 10 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 5.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +6600.0% | 1 | 67 |
| 1990 | +2000.0% | 1 | 21 |
| 2012 | +1000.0% | 4 | 44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.5 | 0 | 67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73 | 1 | 173 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 262.7 | 0 | 733 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59 | 10 | 108 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks in Egypt?
- Deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks in Egypt was 10 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 733 in 2015.
- What is the lowest deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks?
- Egypt ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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