Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Egypt
Egypt: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 42 lowest in 2014. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Egypt, 1995–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2014, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Egypt stood at 42 lowest. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Egypt peaked at 147 lowest in 1995 and was at its lowest, 42 lowest, in 2014.
That places Egypt 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 147 lowest | — |
| 2000 | 98 lowest | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 84 lowest | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 75 lowest | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 49 lowest | -34.7% |
| 2014 | 42 lowest | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147 lowest | 147 lowest | 147 lowest | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.5 lowest | 49 lowest | 98 lowest | 4 |
| 2010s | 42 lowest | 42 lowest | 42 lowest | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 23 Ghana 53 lowest compare
- 24 Indonesia 52 lowest compare
- 25 Mauritania 51 lowest compare
- 26 Philippines 42 lowest compare
- 28 Dominican Republic 39 lowest compare
- 29 Peru 36 lowest compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Egypt?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Egypt was 42 lowest in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 147 lowest in 1995.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 lowest in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Egypt ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2014.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).