Life expectancy in Egypt
Egypt: Life expectancy was 71.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
71.63 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
157th
of 236 countries
All-time high
71.63 years
in 2023
All-time low
29.8 years
in 1943
Years of data
97
1927–2023
Life expectancy in Egypt, 1927–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 71.63 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Egypt peaked at 71.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.8 years, 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.
Life expectancy in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 33 years | — |
| 1928 | 30.7 years | -7.0% |
| 1929 | 30.6 years | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 35.4 years | +15.7% |
| 1931 | 32.5 years | -8.2% |
| 1932 | 31 years | -4.6% |
| 1933 | 32.3 years | +4.2% |
| 1934 | 31.5 years | -2.5% |
| 1935 | 33.2 years | +5.4% |
| 1936 | 31.3 years | -5.7% |
| 1937 | 34.5 years | +10.2% |
| 1938 | 34.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 36 years | +3.4% |
| 1940 | 34.4 years | -4.4% |
| 1941 | 35.7 years | +3.8% |
| 1942 | 30.5 years | -14.6% |
| 1943 | 29.8 years | -2.3% |
| 1944 | 33.4 years | +12.1% |
| 1945 | 32.3 years | -3.3% |
| 1946 | 34.4 years | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 36.1 years | +4.9% |
| 1948 | 36.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1949 | 36.7 years | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 33.95 years | -7.5% |
| 1951 | 35.28 years | +3.9% |
| 1952 | 36.6 years | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 37.87 years | +3.5% |
| 1954 | 39.06 years | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 40.15 years | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 41.02 years | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 42.05 years | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 42.89 years | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 43.68 years | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 44.44 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 45.15 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 45.84 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 46.49 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 47.08 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 47.58 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 47.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 48.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 48.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 48.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 49 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 49.48 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 49.91 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 50.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 51.04 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 51.73 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 52.48 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 53.27 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 54.07 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 54.88 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 55.67 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 56.45 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 57.22 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 57.97 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 58.7 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 59.41 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 60.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 60.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 61.36 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 61.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 62.51 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 63.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 63.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 64.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 64.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 65.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 65.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 66.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 66.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 67.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 67.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 67.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 67.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 68.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 68.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 68.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 68.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 69.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 69.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 69.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.79 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 68.98 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 71.01 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 71.63 years | +0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 71.63 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 71.63 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51 years, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 31.43 years | 30.6 years | 33 years | 3 |
| 1930s | 33.25 years | 31 years | 36 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 33.95 years | 29.8 years | 36.7 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 39.25 years | 33.95 years | 43.68 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 47 years | 44.44 years | 48.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.6 years | 49 years | 54.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.95 years | 55.67 years | 61.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.88 years | 62.51 years | 67.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.22 years | 67.33 years | 68.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.08 years | 69.08 years | 71.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.35 years | 68.98 years | 71.63 years | 4 |
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Egypt?
- Life expectancy in Egypt was 71.63 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 71.63 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8 years in 1943.
- How does Egypt rank for life expectancy?
- Egypt ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major 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
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.