What is number of under-five deaths in Egypt?

Number of under-five deaths in Egypt was 53,943 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 399,985 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 53,943 in 2024.

How does Egypt rank for number of under-five deaths?

Egypt ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Egypt

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Egypt
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Egypt: Number of under-five deaths was 53,943 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

53,943

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

24th

of 195 countries

All-time high

399,985

in 1960

All-time low

53,943

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Egypt, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Egypt recorded 53,943 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Egypt peaked at 399,985 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 53,943, in 2024.

That places Egypt 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	365,357	346,730	399,985	10
1970s	332,045	298,675	348,883	10
1980s	230,746	176,960	287,766	10
1990s	128,566	98,382	167,215	10
2000s	81,066	73,425	93,450	10
2010s	70,436	60,930	73,639	10
2020s	55,971	53,943	58,851	5

Countries ranked near Egypt

21 Kenya 58,200 compare
22 Burkina Faso 54,009 compare
23 China 53,968 compare
25 Yemen 52,477 compare
26 Philippines 48,685 compare
27 Guinea 44,394 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Egypt?: Number of under-five deaths in Egypt was 53,943 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 399,985 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 53,943 in 2024.
How does Egypt rank for number of under-five deaths?: Egypt ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.