Infant mortality rate in Egypt
Egypt: Infant mortality rate was 20.83 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 20.83 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Egypt peaked at 40.15 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.83, in 2024.
That places Egypt 62nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.15 | — |
| 2001 | 38.2 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 36.45 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 34.9 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 33.52 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 32.3 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 31.15 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 30.07 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 29.02 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 28.08 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 27.17 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 26.38 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 25.67 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 25.08 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 24.54 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.08 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.71 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 23.4 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.12 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.87 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.58 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.23 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.77 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 21.32 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 20.83 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.38 | 28.08 | 40.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6 | 22.87 | 27.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.75 | 20.83 | 22.58 | 5 |
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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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Egypt?
- Infant mortality rate in Egypt was 20.83 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 40.15 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.83 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for infant mortality rate?
- Egypt ranks 62nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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