Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Egypt
Egypt: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 22.37 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 22.37 for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Egypt peaked at 86 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.37, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 70th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86 | — |
| 1991 | 81.66 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 77.45 | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 73.27 | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 69.02 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 64.79 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 60.71 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 56.9 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 53.39 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 50.19 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 47.32 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 44.77 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 42.48 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 40.44 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 38.65 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 37.04 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 35.55 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 34.16 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 32.83 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 31.61 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 30.47 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 29.46 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 28.56 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 27.79 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 27.11 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 26.5 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 26 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 25.56 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 25.17 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.82 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 24.43 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 23.99 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 23.45 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 22.93 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 22.37 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.34 | 50.19 | 86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.49 | 31.61 | 47.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.14 | 24.82 | 30.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.44 | 22.37 | 24.43 | 5 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0527 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4951 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Egypt?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Egypt was 22.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.37 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Egypt ranks 70th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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