Stillbirths in Egypt

Egypt: Stillbirths was 20,448 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
20,448
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 20 countries
All-time high
34,127
in 2000
All-time low
20,448
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Stillbirths in Egypt, 2000–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201120232000: 34.1k2001: 33.4k2002: 32.7k2003: 32.0k2004: 31.2k2005: 30.8k2006: 30.2k2007: 30.1k2008: 29.7k2009: 29.4k2010: 29.1k2011: 28.6k2012: 28.8k2013: 29.0k2014: 28.6k2015: 28.3k2016: 26.8k2017: 26.0k2018: 23.4k2019: 22.0k2020: 21.6k2021: 20.7k2022: 20.5k2023: 20.4k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2023, stillbirths in Egypt stood at 20,448. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirths in Egypt peaked at 34,127 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20,448, in 2023.

Egypt ranks 3rd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31,374 29,366 34,127 10
2010s 27,060 21,990 29,118 10
2020s 20,802 20,448 21,558 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 1 Sudan 36,973 compare
  2. 2 Yemen 29,458 compare
  3. 4 Iraq 12,712 compare
  4. 5 Algeria 8,050 compare
  5. 6 Morocco 7,832 compare

See the full ranking of 23 places β†’

More health data for Egypt

All data for Egypt β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirths in Egypt?
Stillbirths in Egypt was 20,448 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 34,127 in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 20,448 in 2023.
How does Egypt rank for stillbirths?
Egypt ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirths rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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 Stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Stillbirths
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
23 places, 552 data points, 2000–2023
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