Life expectancy at birth, female in Egypt
Egypt: Life expectancy at birth, female was 74.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Egypt is 74.01 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Egypt peaked at 74.01 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.35 years, in 1960.
That places Egypt 145th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.35 years | — |
| 1961 | 48.02 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 48.76 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 49.44 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 50.06 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 50.59 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 51.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 51.39 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 51.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 51.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 52.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 52.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 52.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 53.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 53.78 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 54.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 54.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 55.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 56.32 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 57 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 57.7 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 58.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 59.09 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 59.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 60.49 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 61.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 61.83 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 62.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 63.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 63.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 64.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 64.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 65.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 65.93 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 66.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 67.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 67.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 68.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 68.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 69.2 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 69.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 69.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 70.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 70.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 71.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 71.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 71.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 72.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 72.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.96 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 70.81 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 73.24 years | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 73.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 74.01 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.03 years | 47.35 years | 51.95 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.29 years | 52.21 years | 57 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.77 years | 57.7 years | 63.65 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.77 years | 64.22 years | 69.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.65 years | 69.6 years | 71.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.44 years | 71.53 years | 73.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.76 years | 70.81 years | 74.01 years | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.1767 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3156 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3112 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Egypt?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Egypt was 74.01 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 74.01 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.35 years in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Egypt ranks 145th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.