Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Egypt
Egypt: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.06
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
152nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 1967
All-time low
1.05
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Egypt, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Egypt stood at 1.06.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Egypt peaked at 1.14 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 152nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.12 | — |
| 1951 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.13 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 1.13 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.14 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.13 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1.14 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.13 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.13 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.11 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.09 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Egypt?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Egypt was 1.06 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 1967.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Egypt ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.