Life expectancy at different ages in Egypt
Egypt: Life expectancy at different ages was 71.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at different ages in Egypt, 1927–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at different ages in Egypt is 71.63, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Egypt peaked at 71.63 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.8, in 1943.
Egypt ranks 157th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 97 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 31.43 | 30.6 | 33 | 3 |
| 1930s | 33.25 | 31 | 36 | 10 |
| 1940s | 33.95 | 29.8 | 36.7 | 10 |
| 1950s | 39.25 | 33.95 | 43.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 47 | 44.44 | 48.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.6 | 49 | 54.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.95 | 55.67 | 61.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.88 | 62.51 | 67.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.22 | 67.33 | 68.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.08 | 69.08 | 71.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.35 | 68.98 | 71.63 | 4 |
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More health data for Egypt
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Egypt?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Egypt was 71.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 71.63 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8 in 1943.
- How does Egypt rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Egypt ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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