Probability that a male will outlive a female in Egypt
Egypt: Probability that a male will outlive a female was 39.98 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
39.98
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
100th
of 229 countries
All-time high
46.65
in 1950
All-time low
39.6
in 2011
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a male will outlive a female in Egypt, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 39.98 for probability that a male will outlive a female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a male will outlive a female in Egypt peaked at 46.65 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 39.6, in 2011.
Egypt ranks 100th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a male will outlive a female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.65 | — |
| 1951 | 46.41 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 46.18 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 45.94 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 45.67 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 45.39 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 44.93 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 44.77 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 44.45 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 44.14 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 43.83 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 43.71 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 43.49 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 43.29 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 43.12 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 42.96 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 42.83 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 42.48 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 42.65 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 42.38 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 42.39 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 42.57 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 42.58 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 42.11 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 42.59 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 42.59 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 42.61 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 42.65 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 42.71 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 42.78 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 42.86 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 42.95 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 43.03 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 43.09 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 43.15 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 43.2 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 43.23 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 43.23 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 43.2 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 43.14 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 43.06 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 42.95 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 42.83 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 42.67 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 42.49 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 42.28 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 42.06 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 41.78 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 41.45 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 41.09 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 40.73 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 40.39 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 40.1 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 39.89 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 39.76 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 39.7 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 39.67 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.67 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39.67 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39.65 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.63 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 39.6 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 39.62 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 39.6 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 39.65 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.68 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.8 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 39.9 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 39.97 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.03 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 39.88 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.34 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 39.83 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 39.98 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.45 | 44.14 | 46.65 | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.07 | 42.38 | 43.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.56 | 42.11 | 42.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.11 | 42.86 | 43.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.27 | 41.09 | 43.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.92 | 39.65 | 40.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.75 | 39.6 | 40.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.26 | 39.83 | 41.34 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 97 Liechtenstein 40.21 compare
- 98 Brunei Darussalam 40.17 compare
- 99 Luxembourg 40.03 compare
- 100 Lebanon 39.98 compare
- 102 Papua New Guinea 39.97 compare
- 103 Australia 39.95 compare
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a male will outlive a female in Egypt?
- Probability that a male will outlive a female in Egypt was 39.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 46.65 in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6 in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for probability that a male will outlive a female?
- Egypt ranks 100th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a male will outlive a female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a male will outlive a female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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