Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of was 97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 97 for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in 2025.
The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt peaked at 98 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 41, in 1980.
That places Egypt 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41 | — |
| 1981 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 47 | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 74 | +57.4% |
| 1986 | 78 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 85 | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 92 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 97 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 97 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 97 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.5, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +57.4% | 47 | 74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61 | 41 | 86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.9 | 86 | 98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.7 | 92 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4 | 92 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96 | 94 | 97 | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt was 97 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of measles-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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