Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep was 98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep in Egypt, 1994–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep in Egypt stood at 98.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep in Egypt peaked at 99 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57, in 1994.
Egypt ranks 3rd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 57 | — |
| 1995 | 74 | +29.8% |
| 1996 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 81 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 88 | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 97 | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 98 | +1.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 98 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 third dose of hep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +29.8% | 57 | 74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79 | 57 | 97 | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.7 | 97 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9 | 93 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.33 | 94 | 98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 1 Palestine, State of 99 compare
- 1 Oman 99 compare
- 3 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98 compare
- 3 Bahrain 98 compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 98 compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 98 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)
- 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 third dose of hep in Egypt?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep in Egypt was 98 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 in 1994.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep?
- Egypt ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep 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 third dose of hep B-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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