Number of neonatal deaths in Egypt
Egypt: Number of neonatal deaths was 33,761 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Egypt stood at 33,761. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Egypt peaked at 94,601 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 33,761, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 13th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,048 | 81,736 | 86,854 | 10 |
| 1970s | 92,874 | 88,641 | 94,601 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,742 | 69,115 | 92,796 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,749 | 46,756 | 65,461 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,362 | 41,120 | 45,635 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,855 | 36,378 | 43,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,739 | 33,761 | 36,191 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Egypt?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Egypt was 33,761 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 94,601 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,761 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.