What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Egypt?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Egypt was 71.63 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 71.63 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 33.95 years in 1950.

How does Egypt rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Egypt ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Egypt

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Egypt
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 71.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

71.63 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

157th

of 236 countries

All-time high

71.63 years

in 2023

All-time low

33.95 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Egypt, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 71.63 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Egypt peaked at 71.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.95 years, in 1950.

Egypt ranks 157th of 236 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	39.25 years	33.95 years	43.68 years	10
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	70.35 years	68.98 years	71.63 years	4

Countries ranked near Egypt

154 Mongolia 71.73 years compare
155 Samoa 71.7 years compare
156 Kyrgyzstan 71.68 years compare
158 Jamaica 71.48 years compare
159 Vanuatu 71.48 years compare
160 Western Sahara 71.39 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 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 life expectancy vs. health spending in Egypt?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Egypt was 71.63 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 71.63 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 33.95 years in 1950.
How does Egypt rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Egypt ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.