Infant Mortality Rate: Egypt
Egypt's infant mortality rate is currently 20.8 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Egypt Infant Mortality Rate Egypt's infant mortality rate stands at 20.
Current (2024)
20.8 per 1,000 births
-2.3% y/y
Peak (1960)
172.7 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
20.8 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Egypt
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Egypt
Analysis# Egypt Infant Mortality Rate
Egypt's infant mortality rate stands at 20.8 deaths per 1,000 births in 2024, marking the lowest point in recorded history. The country has achieved a dramatic 88% reduction since 1960, when the rate peaked at 172.7 per 1,000 births. This steep decline reflects decades of sustained improvements in healthcare access, maternal care, and child survival outcomes across Egypt's population.
The downward trend has accelerated in recent years. Between 2015 and 2024, the rate fell consistently from 24.1 to 20.8 per 1,000 births—a gain of 3.3 points over nine years. Egypt's trajectory demonstrates the compounding effects of public health investments and economic development. Continued momentum in this direction will depend on maintaining progress in vaccine coverage, prenatal care, and addressing disparities across urban and rural regions.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.8 per 1,000 births | -2.35% |
| 2023 | 21.3 per 1,000 births | -2.29% |
| 2022 | 21.8 per 1,000 births | -1.80% |
| 2021 | 22.2 per 1,000 births | -1.77% |
| 2020 | 22.6 per 1,000 births | -1.31% |
| 2019 | 22.9 per 1,000 births | -0.87% |
| 2018 | 23.1 per 1,000 births | -1.28% |
| 2017 | 23.4 per 1,000 births | -1.27% |
| 2016 | 23.7 per 1,000 births | -1.66% |
| 2015 | 24.1 per 1,000 births | -1.63% |
| 2014 | 24.5 per 1,000 births | -2.39% |
| 2013 | 25.1 per 1,000 births | -2.33% |
| 2012 | 25.7 per 1,000 births | -2.65% |
| 2011 | 26.4 per 1,000 births | -2.94% |
| 2010 | 27.2 per 1,000 births | -3.20% |
| 2009 | 28.1 per 1,000 births | -3.10% |
| 2008 | 29 per 1,000 births | -3.65% |
| 2007 | 30.1 per 1,000 births | -3.22% |
| 2006 | 31.1 per 1,000 births | -3.72% |
| 2005 | 32.3 per 1,000 births | -3.58% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.5 per 1,000 births | -4.01% |
| 2003 | 34.9 per 1,000 births | -4.38% |
| 2002 | 36.5 per 1,000 births | -4.45% |
| 2001 | 38.2 per 1,000 births | -4.74% |
| 2000 | 40.1 per 1,000 births | -5.20% |
| 1999 | 42.3 per 1,000 births | -5.37% |
| 1998 | 44.7 per 1,000 births | -5.70% |
| 1997 | 47.4 per 1,000 births | -5.58% |
| 1996 | 50.2 per 1,000 births | -5.64% |
| 1995 | 53.2 per 1,000 births | -5.34% |
| 1994 | 56.2 per 1,000 births | -5.07% |
| 1993 | 59.2 per 1,000 births | -4.52% |
| 1992 | 62 per 1,000 births | -4.32% |
| 1991 | 64.8 per 1,000 births | -4.28% |
| 1990 | 67.7 per 1,000 births | -4.38% |
| 1989 | 70.8 per 1,000 births | -4.84% |
| 1988 | 74.4 per 1,000 births | -5.58% |
| 1987 | 78.8 per 1,000 births | -6.08% |
| 1986 | 83.9 per 1,000 births | -6.57% |
| 1985 | 89.8 per 1,000 births | -6.65% |
| 1984 | 96.2 per 1,000 births | -6.33% |
| 1983 | 102.7 per 1,000 births | -5.61% |
| 1982 | 108.8 per 1,000 births | -5.06% |
| 1981 | 114.6 per 1,000 births | -4.50% |
| 1980 | 120 per 1,000 births | -4.08% |
| 1979 | 125.1 per 1,000 births | -3.70% |
| 1978 | 129.9 per 1,000 births | -3.49% |
| 1977 | 134.6 per 1,000 births | -3.17% |
| 1976 | 139 per 1,000 births | -2.80% |
| 1975 | 143 per 1,000 births | -2.19% |
| 1974 | 146.2 per 1,000 births | -1.48% |
| 1973 | 148.4 per 1,000 births | -0.80% |
| 1972 | 149.6 per 1,000 births | -0.27% |
| 1971 | 150 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 1970 | 150 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 1969 | 150 per 1,000 births | -0.20% |
| 1968 | 150.3 per 1,000 births | -0.46% |
| 1967 | 151 per 1,000 births | -0.92% |
| 1966 | 152.4 per 1,000 births | -1.36% |
| 1965 | 154.5 per 1,000 births | -1.84% |
| 1964 | 157.4 per 1,000 births | -2.11% |
| 1963 | 160.8 per 1,000 births | -2.37% |
| 1962 | 164.7 per 1,000 births | -2.37% |
| 1961 | 168.7 per 1,000 births | -2.32% |
| 1960 | 172.7 per 1,000 births | — |
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