Youth mortality rate in Egypt
Egypt: Youth mortality rate was 2.57 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.57
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
72nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
26.75
in 1969
All-time low
2.57
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Youth mortality rate in Egypt, 1969–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Egypt stood at 2.57. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Egypt peaked at 26.75 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 2.57, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 72nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.75 | 26.75 | 26.75 | 1 |
| 1970s | 23.36 | 19.27 | 26.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.91 | 10.14 | 18.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5 | 5.58 | 9.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.32 | 3.61 | 5.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 | 2.85 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 | 2.57 | 2.81 | 5 |
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More health data for Egypt
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 923,812 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 978,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 936,121 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 994,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 954,299 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Egypt?
- Youth mortality rate in Egypt was 2.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 26.75 in 1969.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for youth mortality rate?
- Egypt ranks 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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