What is infant mortality rate in Egypt?

Infant mortality rate in Egypt was 2.08 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 19.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 2.08 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Egypt rank for infant mortality rate?

Egypt ranks 68th out of 199 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 volatile.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Egypt

Name: Infant mortality rate in Egypt
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Infant mortality rate was 2.08 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.08 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.3%

World rank

68th

of 199 countries

All-time high

19.14 deaths per 100 live births

in 1955

All-time low

2.08 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1955–2024

Infant mortality rate in Egypt, 1955–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Egypt stood at 2.08 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

That represents a change of 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 19.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 2.08 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Egypt 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	18.4 deaths per 100 live births	17.67 deaths per 100 live births	19.14 deaths per 100 live births	5
1960s	15.83 deaths per 100 live births	15 deaths per 100 live births	17.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	14.16 deaths per 100 live births	12.51 deaths per 100 live births	15.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	9.4 deaths per 100 live births	7.08 deaths per 100 live births	12 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	5.48 deaths per 100 live births	4.23 deaths per 100 live births	6.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.34 deaths per 100 live births	2.81 deaths per 100 live births	4.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.46 deaths per 100 live births	2.29 deaths per 100 live births	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.17 deaths per 100 live births	2.08 deaths per 100 live births	2.26 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Egypt

65 Niue 2.22 deaths per 100 live births compare
66 Philippines 2.17 deaths per 100 live births compare
67 Venezuela 2.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
69 Micronesia (country) 2.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
70 Iraq 2.01 deaths per 100 live births compare
71 Algeria 1.95 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Egypt

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 966,568 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 923,812 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 978,670 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 936,121 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 994,753 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 954,299 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Egypt?: Infant mortality rate in Egypt was 2.08 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 19.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 2.08 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Egypt rank for infant mortality rate?: Egypt ranks 68th out of 199 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 volatile.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .