Tuberculosis death rate in Egypt
Egypt: Tuberculosis death rate was 0.46 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.46 for tuberculosis death rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Egypt peaked at 1.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 2014.
That places Egypt 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis death rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 | — |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2 | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.89 | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.74 | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.88 | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7 | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 0.36 | -48.6% |
| 2014 | 0.34 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.46 | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.47 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.46 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.46 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.46 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.93, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis death rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -48.6% | 0.7 | 0.36 |
| 2015 | +35.3% | 0.34 | 0.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 | 0.89 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.532 | 0.34 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.464 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 5 |
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 tuberculosis death rate in Egypt?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Egypt was 0.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Egypt ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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