Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Egypt

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Egypt was 71.63 years. A difference of +0.62 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Egypt were 69.49 years and 73.81 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

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 recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Egypt (Years)
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Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Egypt (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 44.44 41.77 47.36
1961 45.15 42.51 48.03
1962 45.84 43.17 48.76
1963 46.49 43.78 49.44
1964 47.08 44.33 50.06
1965 47.58 44.8 50.59
1966 47.99 45.18 51.04
1967 48.13 45.15 51.39
1968 48.6 45.73 51.71
1969 48.7 45.71 51.96
1970 49 46.04 52.21
1971 49.48 46.65 52.52
1972 49.91 47.15 52.86
1973 50.1 47.18 53.24
1974 51.04 48.45 53.78
1975 51.73 49.24 54.35
1976 52.48 50.09 54.98
1977 53.27 50.98 55.64
1978 54.08 51.88 56.32
1979 54.88 52.77 57
1980 55.67 53.65 57.7
1981 56.45 54.5 58.4
1982 57.22 55.32 59.1
1983 57.97 56.11 59.8
1984 58.7 56.87 60.49
1985 59.41 57.6 61.18
1986 60.09 58.3 61.83
1987 60.74 58.97 62.47
1988 61.36 59.6 63.07
1989 61.95 60.2 63.65
1990 62.51 60.76 64.22
1991 63.06 61.31 64.78
1992 63.59 61.82 65.33
1993 64.15 62.34 65.93
1994 64.66 62.81 66.5
1995 65.21 63.31 67.11
1996 65.73 63.78 67.69
1997 66.21 64.19 68.23
1998 66.64 64.54 68.74
1999 67.01 64.85 69.2
2000 67.33 65.1 69.6
2001 67.61 65.32 69.95
2002 67.85 65.5 70.24
2003 68.05 65.67 70.48
2004 68.21 65.81 70.68
2005 68.36 65.95 70.83
2006 68.49 66.08 70.97
2007 68.63 66.22 71.1
2008 68.76 66.36 71.23
2009 68.92 66.52 71.38
2010 69.08 66.69 71.53
2011 69.23 66.84 71.69
2012 69.46 67.1 71.9
2013 69.63 67.26 72.07
2014 69.91 67.57 72.31
2015 70.14 67.81 72.52
2016 70.44 68.16 72.76
2017 70.71 68.47 72.98
2018 70.97 68.77 73.21
2019 71.21 69.04 73.42
2020 69.79 67.69 71.96
2021 68.98 67.19 70.81
2022 71.01 68.83 73.24
2023 71.63 69.49 73.81