Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Egypt
Egypt: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.2707 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
0.2707
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
40th
of 111 countries
All-time high
4.83
in 1966
All-time low
0.2707
in 2019
Years of data
37
1965–2019
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Egypt, 1965–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Egypt stood at 0.2707. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Egypt peaked at 4.83 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.2707, in 2019.
That places Egypt 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 4.59 | — |
| 1966 | 4.83 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 4.38 | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 4.58 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 4.08 | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 4.11 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 4 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 3.96 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.19 | -19.6% |
| 1976 | 3.59 | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 3.83 | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 3.71 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 3.83 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 4.18 | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 2.96 | -29.1% |
| 1991 | 1.52 | -48.7% |
| 1992 | 1.48 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7912 | -46.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8179 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9877 | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7578 | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7776 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8075 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7333 | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5615 | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 0.709 | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6143 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6349 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5972 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5585 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5463 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4381 | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3594 | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3141 | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2914 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2707 | -7.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.2707 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3768, 72% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.2707 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0901, 3.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6 | 4.38 | 4.83 | 3 |
| 1970s | 3.89 | 3.19 | 4.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.57 | 2.96 | 4.18 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1.48 | 1.52 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7971 | 0.5615 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4625 | 0.2707 | 0.6349 | 10 |
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)
- 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 maternal mortality rate who mdb in Egypt?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Egypt was 0.2707 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 in 1966.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2707 in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Egypt ranks 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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