Sex ratio in life expectancy in Egypt
Egypt: Sex ratio in life expectancy 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 in Egypt, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy in Egypt is 1.06, measured in 2023.
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 in Egypt peaked at 1.14 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.05, 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.
Sex ratio in life expectancy 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Egypt?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy 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 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 1967.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Egypt ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.