Womens life expectancy at birth in Egypt

Egypt: Womens life expectancy at birth was 73.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.81
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
155th
of 229 countries
All-time high
73.81
in 2023
All-time low
36.04
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Womens life expectancy at birth in Egypt, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 73.81 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Egypt peaked at 73.81 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.04, in 1950.

Egypt ranks 155th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 41.7 36.04 46.51 10
1960s 50.03 47.35 51.95 10
1970s 54.29 52.21 57 10
1980s 60.77 57.7 63.65 10
1990s 66.77 64.22 69.2 10
2000s 70.65 69.6 71.38 10
2010s 72.44 71.53 73.42 10
2020s 72.45 70.81 73.81 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 152 Tajikistan 73.98 compare
  2. 153 Guyana 73.94 compare
  3. 154 Vanuatu 73.93 compare
  4. 156 Sao Tome and Principe 73.73 compare
  5. 157 Samoa 73.66 compare
  6. 158 India 73.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is womens life expectancy at birth in Egypt?
Womens life expectancy at birth in Egypt was 73.81 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 73.81 in 2023.
What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 36.04 in 1950.
How does Egypt rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
Egypt ranks 155th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Womens life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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