Maternal mortality ratio in Egypt
Egypt: Maternal mortality ratio was 16.95 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio in Egypt is 16.95 per 100,000 live births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Egypt peaked at 52.81 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.95 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 129th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.84 per 100,000 live births | 34.19 per 100,000 live births | 52.81 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.27 per 100,000 live births | 19.13 per 100,000 live births | 32.49 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.47 per 100,000 live births | 16.95 per 100,000 live births | 41.69 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 126 Republic of Moldova 18.68 per 100,000 live births compare
- 127 Sri Lanka 18.32 per 100,000 live births compare
- 128 Azerbaijan 17.9 per 100,000 live births compare
- 130 Bahrain 16.78 per 100,000 live births compare
- 131 China 16.25 per 100,000 live births compare
- 132 State of Palestine 16.11 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Egypt
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Egypt?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Egypt was 16.95 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 52.81 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.95 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Egypt ranks 129th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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