Life expectancy at birth, total in Egypt
Egypt: Life expectancy at birth, total was 71.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Egypt stood at 71.81 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Egypt peaked at 71.81 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.44 years, in 1960.
That places Egypt 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47 years | 44.44 years | 48.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.6 years | 49 years | 54.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.95 years | 55.67 years | 61.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.88 years | 62.51 years | 67.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.22 years | 67.33 years | 68.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.08 years | 69.08 years | 71.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.64 years | 68.98 years | 71.81 years | 5 |
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More health data for Egypt
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.27 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 12, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 5.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Egypt?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Egypt was 71.81 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 71.81 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.44 years in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Egypt ranks 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.