What is child mortality vs. health spending in Egypt?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Egypt was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 37.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Egypt rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Egypt ranks 70th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Egypt

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Egypt
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Child mortality vs. health spending was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.24 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

70th

of 199 countries

All-time high

37.4 deaths per 100 live births

in 1955

All-time low

2.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1955–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Egypt, 1955–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 2.24 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Egypt peaked at 37.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 2.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Egypt ranks 70th 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
1950s	35.43 deaths per 100 live births	33.47 deaths per 100 live births	37.4 deaths per 100 live births	5
1960s	28.37 deaths per 100 live births	25.37 deaths per 100 live births	32.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	21.99 deaths per 100 live births	17.97 deaths per 100 live births	25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	12.69 deaths per 100 live births	9.07 deaths per 100 live births	16.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	6.73 deaths per 100 live births	5.02 deaths per 100 live births	8.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.85 deaths per 100 live births	3.16 deaths per 100 live births	4.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.71 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	3.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.34 deaths per 100 live births	2.24 deaths per 100 live births	2.44 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Egypt

67 Venezuela 2.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
68 Niue 2.38 deaths per 100 live births compare
69 Micronesia (country) 2.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
71 Iraq 2.18 deaths per 100 live births compare
72 Algeria 2.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
73 Palau 2.14 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Egypt

Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.27 million (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 5.3% (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.39 million (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Egypt?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Egypt was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 37.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Egypt rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Egypt ranks 70th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .