Prostate cancer death rate in men in Egypt
Egypt: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 2.59 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
2.59
Change on year
down 17.7%
World rank
105th
of 110 countries
All-time high
3.56
in 2014
All-time low
0.8621
in 1976
Years of data
37
1965–2019
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Egypt, 1965–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, prostate cancer death rate in men in Egypt stood at 2.59.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in Egypt peaked at 3.56 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8621, in 1976.
That places Egypt 105th out of 110 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.37 | — |
| 1966 | 1.47 | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 1.66 | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 1.51 | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 1.4 | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 1.08 | -22.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9571 | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 1.02 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9358 | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8621 | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9016 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.15 | +27.4% |
| 1979 | 1.11 | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.09 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.06 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.12 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.37 | +111.7% |
| 2001 | 2.44 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.61 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.29 | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 2.61 | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 2.85 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.58 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.64 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.63 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.12 | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 3.03 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.19 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.02 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.56 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 3.45 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.19 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 3.26 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.15 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.59 | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 | 1.37 | 1.66 | 3 |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 0.8621 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.61 | 2.29 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 | 2.59 | 3.56 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 102 Kuwait 3.67 compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 3.65 compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 3 compare
- 106 Mongolia 2.54 compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 2.46 compare
- 108 Sri Lanka 2.41 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prostate cancer death rate in men in Egypt?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in Egypt was 2.59 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 in 2014.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8621 in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Egypt ranks 105th out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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