Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Egypt
Egypt: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 13.86 in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 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% |
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
- 60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.02 compare
- 61 Fiji 14.99 compare
- 62 Algeria 14.96 compare
- 64 Jamaica 13.65 compare
- 65 Philippines 13.61 compare
- 66 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13.12 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6317 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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