Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Egypt

Life expectancy at birth in Egypt in 2024 — 71.8 years. Ranked 140 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 61.6%.

2024 71.8 years +0.24% vs 2023
World rank 140of 217
Period maximum 71.8 years2024
Period minimum 44.4 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Egypt, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.4 years1962: 45.8 years1964: 47.1 years1966: 48 years1968: 48.6 years1970: 49 years1972: 49.9 years1974: 51 years1976: 52.5 years1978: 54.1 years1980: 55.7 years1982: 57.2 years1984: 58.7 years1986: 60.1 years1988: 61.4 years1990: 62.5 years1992: 63.6 years1994: 64.7 years1996: 65.7 years1998: 66.6 years2000: 67.3 years2002: 67.8 years2004: 68.2 years2006: 68.5 years2008: 68.8 years2010: 69.1 years2012: 69.5 years2014: 69.9 years2016: 70.4 years2018: 71 years2020: 69.8 years2022: 71 years2024: 71.8 years
Change over the period: +27.4 (+61.59%) Average annual rate: 0.75 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 71.8 years
World 73.5 years
Northern Africa computed 72.3 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 71.8 +0.2 +0.24%
2023 71.6 +0.6 +0.88%
2022 71 +2 +2.95%
2021 69 −0.8 −1.17%
2020 69.8 −1.4 −2%
2019 71.2 +0.2 +0.34%
2018 71 +0.3 +0.37%
2017 70.7 +0.3 +0.39%
2016 70.4 +0.3 +0.43%
2015 70.1 +0.2 +0.32%
2014 69.9 +0.3 +0.4%
2013 69.6 +0.2 +0.24%
2012 69.5 +0.2 +0.34%
2011 69.2 +0.2 +0.22%
2010 69.1 +0.2 +0.24%
2009 68.9 +0.2 +0.22%
2008 68.8 +0.1 +0.2%
2007 68.6 +0.1 +0.2%
2006 68.5 +0.1 +0.2%
2005 68.4 +0.1 +0.21%
2004 68.2 +0.2 +0.24%
2003 68 +0.2 +0.29%
2002 67.8 +0.2 +0.35%
2001 67.6 +0.3 +0.42%
2000 67.3 +0.3 +0.48%
1999 67 +0.4 +0.56%
1998 66.6 +0.4 +0.65%
1997 66.2 +0.5 +0.72%
1996 65.7 +0.5 +0.8%
1995 65.2 +0.6 +0.85%
1994 64.7 +0.5 +0.8%
1993 64.1 +0.6 +0.88%
1992 63.6 +0.5 +0.83%
1991 63.1 +0.5 +0.87%
1990 62.5 +0.6 +0.91%
1989 61.9 +0.6 +0.96%
1988 61.4 +0.6 +1.02%
1987 60.7 +0.7 +1.08%
1986 60.1 +0.7 +1.14%
1985 59.4 +0.7 +1.21%
1984 58.7 +0.7 +1.26%
1983 58 +0.7 +1.31%
1982 57.2 +0.8 +1.36%
1981 56.5 +0.8 +1.4%
1980 55.7 +0.8 +1.45%
1979 54.9 +0.8 +1.48%
1978 54.1 +0.8 +1.51%
1977 53.3 +0.8 +1.5%
1976 52.5 +0.8 +1.45%
1975 51.7 +0.7 +1.35%
1974 51 +0.9 +1.89%
1973 50.1 +0.2 +0.38%
1972 49.9 +0.4 +0.86%
1971 49.5 +0.5 +0.98%
1970 49 +0.3 +0.62%
1969 48.7 +0.1 +0.2%
1968 48.6 +0.5 +0.98%
1967 48.1 +0.1 +0.3%
1966 48 +0.4 +0.86%
1965 47.6 +0.5 +1.07%
1964 47.1 +0.6 +1.25%
1963 46.5 +0.6 +1.42%
1962 45.8 +0.7 +1.55%
1961 45.1 +0.7 +1.6%
1960 44.4

Northern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.