Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Egypt
Created on April 7, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Egypt was 16.20 in 2021, a difference of -0.6 compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Egypt were 17.40 and 15.00 respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Egypt for 1960-2021.

See also: Neonatal Mortality Rate of Egypt.

Data Source: World Bank.
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Egypt
Total
Male
Female
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Egypt
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Year Total Male Female
1960 213.10 218.10 207.70
1961 206.10 210.60 201.30
1962 199.10 203.10 194.70
1963 192.20 196.00 188.40
1964 186.00 189.20 182.60
1965 180.50 183.30 177.50
1966 175.80 178.50 173.00
1967 172.10 174.30 169.60
1968 169.00 171.10 166.70
1969 166.50 168.40 164.30
1970 164.20 165.80 162.50
1971 161.80 163.10 160.40
1972 158.80 160.20 157.40
1973 155.10 156.60 153.60
1974 150.30 152.00 148.60
1975 144.90 147.00 142.70
1976 139.00 141.40 136.60
1977 132.90 135.50 130.20
1978 126.60 129.30 123.80
1979 120.50 123.20 117.70
1980 114.70 117.50 111.80
1981 108.90 111.60 106.00
1982 102.80 105.50 100.10
1983 96.60 99.30 93.80
1984 90.20 92.90 87.40
1985 84.00 86.60 81.20
1986 78.30 80.70 75.80
1987 73.40 75.60 71.00
1988 69.20 71.30 67.00
1989 65.80 67.80 63.80
1990 62.90 64.50 61.10
1991 60.20 61.60 58.60
1992 57.60 58.90 56.20
1993 54.90 56.30 53.50
1994 52.20 53.70 50.60
1995 49.40 51.10 47.60
1996 46.70 48.50 44.70
1997 44.00 46.00 41.90
1998 41.50 43.60 39.40
1999 39.30 41.30 37.10
2000 37.20 39.30 35.00
2001 35.30 37.30 33.10
2002 33.60 35.50 31.60
2003 32.10 33.90 30.10
2004 30.70 32.40 28.90
2005 29.40 31.10 27.70
2006 28.30 29.80 26.60
2007 27.10 28.70 25.50
2008 26.10 27.60 24.50
2009 25.10 26.50 23.50
2010 24.10 25.50 22.50
2011 23.10 24.60 21.60
2012 22.30 23.60 20.80
2013 21.40 22.70 19.90
2014 20.60 21.90 19.20
2015 19.90 21.20 18.50
2016 19.20 20.50 17.90
2017 18.60 19.80 17.30
2018 17.90 19.10 16.60
2019 17.30 18.50 16.10
2020 16.80 17.90 15.50
2021 16.20 17.40 15.00