Life Expectancy of Egypt
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Egypt was 70.22 years in 2021, a difference of -0.77 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Egypt were 67.94 years and 72.61 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Egypt for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Egypt (Years)
Total
Male
Female
Life Expectancy of Egypt (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 45.37 43.56 47.26
1961 46.02 44.27 47.82
1962 46.84 45.07 48.65
1963 47.67 45.88 49.50
1964 48.47 46.66 50.31
1965 49.13 47.33 50.95
1966 49.50 47.61 51.44
1967 49.54 47.44 51.72
1968 49.90 47.94 51.90
1969 49.80 47.68 51.99
1970 50.01 47.90 52.20
1971 50.39 48.36 52.45
1972 50.77 48.74 52.82
1973 50.85 48.54 53.25
1974 51.84 49.75 53.94
1975 52.59 50.44 54.75
1976 53.37 51.16 55.58
1977 54.13 51.95 56.30
1978 54.99 52.86 57.08
1979 55.80 53.70 57.85
1980 56.63 54.59 58.60
1981 57.14 55.27 58.92
1982 57.95 56.00 59.82
1983 58.89 56.89 60.82
1984 59.73 57.83 61.55
1985 60.54 58.63 62.37
1986 61.26 59.36 63.08
1987 62.14 60.27 63.92
1988 62.98 60.98 64.89
1989 63.63 61.83 65.33
1990 64.15 62.23 65.97
1991 64.76 62.91 66.50
1992 65.03 63.23 66.74
1993 65.47 63.71 67.14
1994 65.82 63.88 67.69
1995 66.31 64.26 68.30
1996 66.74 64.68 68.75
1997 67.20 65.10 69.24
1998 67.47 65.53 69.36
1999 67.74 65.81 69.62
2000 68.01 65.90 70.10
2001 68.31 66.17 70.43
2002 68.56 66.38 70.74
2003 68.40 66.16 70.66
2004 68.61 66.34 70.91
2005 68.78 66.38 71.23
2006 68.98 66.53 71.49
2007 69.13 66.62 71.71
2008 69.32 66.79 71.93
2009 69.48 66.95 72.09
2010 69.66 67.10 72.32
2011 69.88 67.25 72.61
2012 70.08 67.51 72.75
2013 70.05 67.40 72.82
2014 70.42 67.77 73.16
2015 70.48 67.97 73.08
2016 70.84 68.23 73.55
2017 71.30 68.71 73.97
2018 71.37 68.88 73.93
2019 71.36 69.05 73.71
2020 70.99 68.67 73.39
2021 70.22 67.94 72.61