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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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