Life expectancy in Egypt
Egypt: Life expectancy was 70.99 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Egypt, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 70.99 years for life expectancy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Egypt peaked at 70.99 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
That places Egypt 100th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 26.58 years | +6.3% |
| 1913 | 28.8 years | +8.3% |
| 1925 | 30.2 years | +4.9% |
| 1929 | 30.2 years | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 30.85 years | +2.2% |
| 1938 | 31.6 years | +2.4% |
| 1950 | 42.4 years | +34.2% |
| 1955 | 44.9 years | +5.9% |
| 1960 | 46.37 years | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 48.78 years | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 51.13 years | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 53.27 years | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 56.58 years | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 59.93 years | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 64.15 years | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 66.31 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 68.01 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 68.78 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 69.66 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 70.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 70.99 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 26.58 years | 26.58 years | 26.58 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 28.8 years | 28.8 years | 28.8 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 30.2 years | 30.2 years | 30.2 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 31.23 years | 30.85 years | 31.6 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 43.65 years | 42.4 years | 44.9 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 47.58 years | 46.37 years | 48.78 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 52.2 years | 51.13 years | 53.27 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.26 years | 56.58 years | 59.93 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.23 years | 64.15 years | 66.31 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.39 years | 68.01 years | 68.78 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.07 years | 69.66 years | 70.48 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 70.99 years | 70.99 years | 70.99 years | 1 |
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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)
- 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 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Egypt?
- Life expectancy in Egypt was 70.99 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 70.99 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Egypt rank for life expectancy?
- Egypt ranks 100th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.