Liver cancer death rate in Egypt
Egypt: Liver cancer death rate was 9.96 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Liver cancer death rate in Egypt, 1980–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 9.96 for liver cancer death rate in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Egypt peaked at 12.75 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.62, in 1980.
That places Egypt 5th out of 110 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Liver cancer death rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.62 | — |
| 1987 | 2.8 | +72.6% |
| 1991 | 3.7 | +32.0% |
| 1992 | 4.17 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 6.03 | +44.8% |
| 2001 | 6.94 | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 7.46 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 8.07 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 8.24 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.65 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 8.84 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.84 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.38 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 9.43 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.87 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 9.85 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.9 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.38 | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 12.75 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 10.56 | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 10.81 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 10.55 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.48 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.96 | -4.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 9.96 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.27, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 9.96 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.88, 3.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liver cancer death rate in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +72.6% | 1.62 | 2.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.21 | 1.62 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.93 | 3.7 | 4.17 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.19 | 6.03 | 9.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.61 | 9.85 | 12.75 | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liver cancer death rate in Egypt?
- Liver cancer death rate in Egypt was 9.96 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 12.75 in 2014.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Egypt ranks 5th out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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