Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Egypt
Egypt: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates was 53,943 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Egypt, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Egypt is 53,943, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Egypt peaked at 167,215 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53,943, in 2024.
That places Egypt 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128,566 | 98,382 | 167,215 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,066 | 73,425 | 93,450 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,436 | 60,930 | 73,639 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,971 | 53,943 | 58,851 | 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, male, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5049 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 966,568 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Egypt?
- Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Egypt was 53,943 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 167,215 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,943 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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