Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Egypt
Egypt: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 13.86 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.86
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
63rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
33.42
in 1990
All-time low
13.86
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 13.86 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Egypt peaked at 33.42 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.86, in 2024.
That places Egypt 63rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.42 | — |
| 1991 | 31.99 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 30.67 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 29.41 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 28.18 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 27 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 25.93 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 25.01 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 24.18 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 23.45 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 22.8 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 22.19 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 21.63 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 21.12 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 20.61 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 20.09 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 19.39 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 18.65 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 17.94 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 17.29 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 16.72 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 16.26 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.9 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 15.64 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.45 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 15.33 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.25 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.23 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.22 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 15.17 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.05 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.85 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 14.58 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 14.25 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 13.86 | -2.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 13.86 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.12, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 13.86 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.75, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.92 | 23.45 | 33.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.17 | 17.29 | 22.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.62 | 15.17 | 16.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.52 | 13.86 | 15.05 | 5 |
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 neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Egypt?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Egypt was 13.86 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 33.42 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.86 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Egypt ranks 63rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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