Life Expectancy at Birth in Egypt
Egypt: Life Expectancy at Birth was 71.81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.81
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
140th
of 216 countries
All-time high
71.81
in 2024
All-time low
44.44
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 71.81 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Egypt peaked at 71.81 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.44, in 1960.
That places Egypt 140th out of 216 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.44 | — |
| 1961 | 45.15 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 45.84 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 46.49 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 47.08 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 47.58 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 47.99 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 48.13 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 48.6 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 48.7 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 49 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 49.48 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 49.91 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 50.1 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 51.04 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 51.73 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 52.48 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 53.27 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 54.08 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 54.88 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 55.67 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 56.45 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 57.22 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 57.97 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 58.7 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 59.41 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 60.09 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 60.74 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 61.36 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 61.95 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 62.51 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 63.06 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 63.59 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 64.15 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 64.66 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 65.21 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 65.73 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 66.21 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 66.64 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 67.01 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 67.33 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 67.61 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 67.85 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.05 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.21 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 68.36 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.49 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 68.63 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 68.76 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 68.92 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 69.08 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 69.23 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 69.46 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.63 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.91 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.14 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.44 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.71 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.97 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.21 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.79 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 68.98 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 71.01 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 71.63 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 71.81 | +0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 71.81 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 71.81 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.28, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47 | 44.44 | 48.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.6 | 49 | 54.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.95 | 55.67 | 61.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.88 | 62.51 | 67.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.22 | 67.33 | 68.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.08 | 69.08 | 71.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.64 | 68.98 | 71.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Egypt?
- Life expectancy at birth in Egypt was 71.81 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 71.81 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.44 in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Egypt ranks 140th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.