Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Egypt
Egypt: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 5.7 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.7 years
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
225th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1958
All-time low
4.26 years
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Egypt, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Egypt stood at 5.7 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Egypt peaked at 6 years in 1958 and was at its lowest, 4.26 years, in 2021.
That places Egypt 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.8 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 5.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 5.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 5.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 5.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 5.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 5.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 6 years | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 6 years | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 5.99 years | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.97 years | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 5.94 years | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 5.9 years | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 5.86 years | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 5.81 years | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 5.75 years | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 5.69 years | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 5.63 years | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 5.56 years | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 5.5 years | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 5.43 years | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 5.36 years | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 5.29 years | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 5.24 years | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 5.18 years | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 5.14 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 5.12 years | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 5.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.09 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 5.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 5.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 5.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.16 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.14 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 5.12 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.09 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 5.07 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.06 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.29 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 5.37 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.44 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.51 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.57 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.69 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.67 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.65 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.62 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.6 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.58 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.56 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.55 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.55 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.93 years | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 4.26 years | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 5.54 years | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 5.7 years | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 years | 5.8 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.81 years | 5.56 years | 5.99 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.24 years | 5.09 years | 5.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.13 years | 5.09 years | 5.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.23 years | 5.06 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.65 years | 5.57 years | 5.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.58 years | 5.55 years | 5.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 years | 4.26 years | 5.7 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Egypt?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Egypt was 5.7 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1958.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 years in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Egypt ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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