Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Egypt
Egypt: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 18 highest in 2014. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Egypt, 1995–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 18 highest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Egypt peaked at 32 highest in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17 highest, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 26th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 32 highest | — |
| 2000 | 30 highest | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 28 highest | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 23 highest | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 17 highest | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 18 highest | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32 highest | 32 highest | 32 highest | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.5 highest | 17 highest | 30 highest | 4 |
| 2010s | 18 highest | 18 highest | 18 highest | 1 |
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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Egypt?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Egypt was 18 highest in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 32 highest in 1995.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 highest in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Egypt ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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): Q5 (highest). 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).