Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Egypt
Egypt: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 was 26 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Egypt, 1995–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 26 for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Egypt peaked at 62 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2014.
Egypt ranks 28th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 62 | — |
| 2000 | 54 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 45 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 27 | -34.1% |
| 2014 | 26 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62 | 62 | 62 | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.75 | 27 | 54 | 4 |
| 2010s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Egypt?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Egypt was 26 in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 1995.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4?
- Egypt ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2014.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. 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): Q4. 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).