Stillbirth rate in Egypt
Egypt: Stillbirth rate was 8.4 per 1,000 total births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000 total births.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 8.4 per 1,000 total births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Egypt peaked at 16.8 per 1,000 total births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4 per 1,000 total births, in 2023.
That places Egypt 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4 per 1,000 total births | 12.2 per 1,000 total births | 16.8 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.23 per 1,000 total births | 9.1 per 1,000 total births | 11.7 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.65 per 1,000 total births | 8.4 per 1,000 total births | 8.9 per 1,000 total births | 4 |
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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 stillbirth rate in Egypt?
- Stillbirth rate in Egypt was 8.4 per 1,000 total births in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 per 1,000 total births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 per 1,000 total births in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for stillbirth rate?
- Egypt ranks 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.