Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Egypt
Egypt: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 5.7 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Egypt, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Egypt stood at 5.7.
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 females in Egypt peaked at 6 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 4.26, 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 females in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.8 | — |
| 1951 | 5.83 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 5.87 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 5.9 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 5.93 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 5.96 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 5.98 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 5.99 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 6 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 6 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 5.99 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.97 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 5.94 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 5.9 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 5.86 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 5.81 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 5.75 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 5.69 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 5.63 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 5.56 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 5.5 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 5.43 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 5.36 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 5.29 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 5.24 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 5.18 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 5.14 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 5.12 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 5.1 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.09 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 5.09 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.1 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 5.12 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 5.13 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.15 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.16 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.16 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.14 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 5.12 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.09 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 5.07 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.06 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.06 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.1 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.15 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.22 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.29 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 5.37 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.44 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.51 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.57 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.62 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.65 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.68 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.69 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.69 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.68 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.67 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.65 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.62 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.6 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.58 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.56 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.55 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.55 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.56 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.57 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.59 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.62 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.65 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.93 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 4.26 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 5.54 | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 5.7 | +2.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.46, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5.7 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.57, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remaining life expectancy at different ages females 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +30.0% | 4.26 | 5.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 | 5.8 | 6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.81 | 5.56 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.24 | 5.09 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.13 | 5.09 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.23 | 5.06 | 5.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.65 | 5.57 | 5.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.58 | 5.55 | 5.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 | 4.26 | 5.7 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Egypt?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Egypt was 5.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1958.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Egypt ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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