Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Egypt
Egypt: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 3.53 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Egypt, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.53 for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Egypt peaked at 4.62 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2.75, in 2021.
That places Egypt 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.83 | — |
| 1951 | 3.84 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 3.86 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 3.89 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 3.94 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 4.02 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 4.18 | +4.2% |
| 1957 | 4.22 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 4.33 | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 4.43 | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 4.51 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 4.57 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 4.61 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 4.62 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 4.61 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 4.58 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 4.54 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 4.57 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 4.41 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 4.43 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 4.37 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 4.28 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 4.28 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 4.43 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 4.3 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 4.3 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 4.3 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 4.26 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 4.21 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 4.14 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 4.05 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 3.96 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 3.84 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 3.73 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.61 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 3.49 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 3.39 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 3.3 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 3.24 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 3.19 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 3.16 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.14 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.14 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.15 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.17 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.21 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.27 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 3.36 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.48 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.61 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.76 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 4.01 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.09 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.13 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.14 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.13 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.07 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.03 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.96 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.91 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.87 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.81 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.75 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.68 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.62 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.58 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.54 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.41 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.75 | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 3.59 | +30.6% |
| 2023 | 3.53 | -1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.53 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.53 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.93, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +30.6% | 2.75 | 3.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.05 | 3.83 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.54 | 4.41 | 4.62 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.29 | 4.14 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.58 | 3.19 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 | 3.14 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.03 | 3.76 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 | 3.54 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 | 2.75 | 3.59 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Egypt?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Egypt was 3.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 in 1963.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Egypt ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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