Number of neonatal deaths in Egypt
Egypt: Number of neonatal deaths was 33,761 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
33,761
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
13th
of 196 countries
All-time high
94,601
in 1976
All-time low
33,761
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Egypt stood at 33,761. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Egypt peaked at 94,601 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 33,761, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 13th 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 neonatal deaths in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 85,568 | — |
| 1961 | 84,852 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 84,025 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 83,403 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 82,681 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 81,736 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 82,613 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 83,652 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 85,096 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 86,854 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 88,641 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 90,655 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 92,213 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 92,654 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 93,417 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 94,132 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 94,601 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 94,352 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 94,291 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 93,784 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 92,796 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 90,814 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 89,750 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 88,727 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 85,913 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 82,786 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 79,021 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 75,663 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 72,837 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 69,115 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 65,461 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 62,144 | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 58,742 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 55,706 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 52,975 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 50,652 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 49,006 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 48,238 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 47,814 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 46,756 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 45,635 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 45,110 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 44,619 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 44,150 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 43,503 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 43,251 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 42,550 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 42,162 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 41,522 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 41,120 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 40,947 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 40,665 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 41,579 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 42,576 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 42,756 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 43,000 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 41,395 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 41,217 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 38,033 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 36,378 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 36,191 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 34,882 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 34,601 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 34,261 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 33,761 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,048 | 81,736 | 86,854 | 10 |
| 1970s | 92,874 | 88,641 | 94,601 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,742 | 69,115 | 92,796 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,749 | 46,756 | 65,461 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,362 | 41,120 | 45,635 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,855 | 36,378 | 43,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,739 | 33,761 | 36,191 | 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 neonatal deaths in Egypt?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Egypt was 33,761 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 94,601 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,761 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.