Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Egypt

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Egypt was 16.1. A difference of -0.6 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Egypt were 17.2 and 15 respectively in 2023.

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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 table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Egypt for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Egypt
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Egypt
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Year Total Male Female
1960 168.7 172.5 164.2
1961 164.8 168.6 160.6
1962 161 164.6 156.9
1963 157.3 160.7 153.6
1964 153.9 157.1 150.5
1965 151.1 154.2 148
1966 149.2 151.9 146.2
1967 147.8 150.2 145.2
1968 147.2 149.4 144.8
1969 147.1 149.2 144.8
1970 147.3 149 145.3
1971 147.3 149 145.5
1972 147 148.6 145.3
1973 145.9 147.2 144.4
1974 143.8 145.3 142.2
1975 140.8 142.6 138.8
1976 137 139.1 134.8
1977 132.7 135 130.2
1978 128.1 130.7 125.3
1979 123.4 126.1 120.4
1980 118.4 121.3 115.4
1981 113.2 116.1 110.3
1982 107.7 110.3 104.9
1983 101.7 104.4 98.9
1984 95.3 98.1 92.5
1985 89 91.7 86.1
1986 83.1 85.6 80.5
1987 78.1 80.3 75.6
1988 73.8 75.9 71.5
1989 70.3 72.3 68.1
1990 67.3 69.1 65.4
1991 64.5 66.1 62.9
1992 61.8 63.2 60.3
1993 59 60.4 57.4
1994 56 57.6 54.2
1995 52.9 54.7 51
1996 49.9 51.8 47.8
1997 47 49.1 44.8
1998 44.3 46.4 42.1
1999 41.8 43.9 39.6
2000 39.6 41.7 37.3
2001 37.5 39.6 35.3
2002 35.7 37.7 33.6
2003 34 35.9 32.1
2004 32.6 34.3 30.7
2005 31.2 32.9 29.4
2006 30 31.6 28.4
2007 28.8 30.4 27.2
2008 27.7 29.3 26.1
2009 26.7 28.2 25.1
2010 25.6 27.1 24
2011 24.6 26.1 23.1
2012 23.7 25.1 22.2
2013 22.8 24.2 21.3
2014 22 23.3 20.5
2015 21.2 22.6 19.7
2016 20.5 21.8 19.1
2017 19.8 21.1 18.4
2018 19.1 20.3 17.7
2019 18.4 19.7 17.1
2020 17.8 19 16.5
2021 17.2 18.4 16
2022 16.7 17.8 15.4
2023 16.1 17.2 15