Stillbirth rate in Egypt
Egypt: Stillbirth rate was 8.43 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
8.43
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
96th
of 201 countries
All-time high
16.76
in 2000
All-time low
8.43
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirth rate in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirth rate in Egypt stood at 8.43. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Egypt peaked at 16.76 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.43, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 96th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.76 | — |
| 2001 | 16.17 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 15.61 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 15.05 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 14.58 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 14.11 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 13.57 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 13.12 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 12.67 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 12.18 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 11.74 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.3 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 10.87 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 10.52 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 10.22 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.98 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.77 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 9.53 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 9.32 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.1 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.88 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.73 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 8.57 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 8.43 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.38 | 12.18 | 16.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.23 | 9.1 | 11.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.65 | 8.43 | 8.88 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1742 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.154 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1616 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Egypt?
- Stillbirth rate in Egypt was 8.43 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 16.76 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.43 in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for stillbirth rate?
- Egypt ranks 96th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirth rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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