Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Egypt
Egypt: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 26.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Egypt is 26.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Egypt peaked at 30.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2020.
That places Egypt 21st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 28.2% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.4% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 18 Mozambique 26.6% compare
- 19 Laos 26.5% compare
- 20 Mongolia 26.3% compare
- 22 Madagascar 25.9% compare
- 23 Yemen 25.8% compare
- 24 Turkmenistan 25.7% compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Egypt?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Egypt was 26.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Egypt ranks 21st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.