Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Egypt
Egypt: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 was 28 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Egypt, 1995–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 28 for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Egypt peaked at 89 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2014.
That places Egypt 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 89 | — |
| 2000 | 64 | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 45 | -29.7% |
| 2005 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 31 | -27.9% |
| 2014 | 28 | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89 | 89 | 89 | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.75 | 31 | 64 | 4 |
| 2010s | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Egypt?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Egypt was 28 in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 1995.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2?
- Egypt ranks 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).