Number of youth deaths in Egypt
Egypt: Number of youth deaths was 62,735 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Egypt is 62,735 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Egypt peaked at 183,930 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62,735 deaths, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 23rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Egypt, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 183,930 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 173,924 deaths | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 163,782 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 153,564 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 143,643 deaths | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 134,352 deaths | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 126,112 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 119,503 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 114,204 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 108,920 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 103,445 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 98,963 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 95,373 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 92,131 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 89,185 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 86,896 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 85,173 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 83,975 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 83,001 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 82,188 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 81,679 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 81,183 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 81,390 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82,431 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 82,612 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82,109 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 80,141 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 77,873 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 74,294 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 69,836 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 67,830 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 66,099 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 64,363 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 63,582 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 62,735 deaths | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 142,193 deaths | 108,920 deaths | 183,930 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,033 deaths | 82,188 deaths | 103,445 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,355 deaths | 69,836 deaths | 82,612 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,922 deaths | 62,735 deaths | 67,830 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 76,700 deaths compare
- 21 Cameroon 75,783 deaths compare
- 22 Kenya 64,197 deaths compare
- 24 Yemen 61,201 deaths compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 59,028 deaths compare
- 26 Philippines 58,733 deaths 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)
- 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Egypt?
- Number of youth deaths in Egypt was 62,735 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 183,930 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,735 deaths in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for number of youth deaths?
- Egypt ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.