Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Egypt
Egypt: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 24,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Egypt, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Egypt is 24,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Egypt peaked at 24,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,000, in 2010.
That places Egypt 53rd out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12,000 | — |
| 2011 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 24,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,000, 49% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 24,000 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,600, 6.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,200 | 12,000 | 19,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,000 | 20,000 | 24,000 | 5 |
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)
- 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 estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Egypt?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Egypt was 24,000 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 24,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Egypt ranks 53rd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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