Number of infant deaths in Egypt
Egypt: Number of infant deaths was 50,279 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
50,279
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
16th
of 196 countries
All-time high
220,762
in 1975
All-time low
50,279
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Egypt stood at 50,279. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Egypt peaked at 220,762 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 50,279, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 16th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 213,126 | — |
| 1961 | 210,393 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 207,736 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 205,324 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 203,002 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 200,314 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 199,639 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 201,299 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 203,746 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 207,011 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 210,611 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 214,519 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 218,121 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 219,869 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 220,380 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 220,762 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 220,177 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 217,816 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 214,446 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 210,705 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 205,771 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 199,164 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 192,522 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 186,781 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 178,868 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 169,690 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 160,545 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 152,104 | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 145,227 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 138,615 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 131,668 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 125,069 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 118,341 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 111,541 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 104,991 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 98,915 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 93,671 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 89,773 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 86,799 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 83,491 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 79,666 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 76,601 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 74,243 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 72,082 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 70,053 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 68,532 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 67,412 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 66,716 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 66,139 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 65,645 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 65,380 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 65,078 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 65,492 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66,761 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 67,155 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66,885 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 65,146 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 63,132 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 59,813 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 55,660 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 53,993 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 52,601 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 51,216 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 50,786 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 50,279 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 205,159 | 199,639 | 213,126 | 10 |
| 1970s | 216,741 | 210,611 | 220,762 | 10 |
| 1980s | 172,929 | 138,615 | 205,771 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104,426 | 83,491 | 131,668 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,709 | 65,645 | 79,666 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,050 | 55,660 | 67,155 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,775 | 50,279 | 53,993 | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1742 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.154 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1616 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Egypt?
- Number of infant deaths in Egypt was 50,279 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 220,762 in 1975.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,279 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for number of infant deaths?
- Egypt ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.