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.

Life expectancy in Egypt

Name: Life expectancy in Egypt
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

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

154 Mongolia 71.73 years compare
155 Samoa 71.7 years compare
156 Kyrgyzstan 71.68 years compare
158 Jamaica 71.48 years compare
159 Vanuatu 71.48 years compare
160 Western Sahara 71.39 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 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)

All data for Egypt →

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

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.