Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Egypt
Egypt: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 4,404 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Egypt stood at 4,404. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Egypt peaked at 9,691 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,404, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 26th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,691 | — |
| 1991 | 9,251 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 8,802 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 8,360 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 7,911 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 7,435 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 6,941 | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 6,448 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 5,983 | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 5,566 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 5,221 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 4,954 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 4,761 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 4,638 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 4,569 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 4,541 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4,548 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4,579 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4,617 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4,654 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,696 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4,735 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4,758 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4,761 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,748 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,732 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4,715 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4,712 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,738 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4,778 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,812 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4,809 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,754 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 4,617 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 4,404 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,639 | 5,566 | 9,691 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,708 | 4,541 | 5,221 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,737 | 4,696 | 4,778 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,679 | 4,404 | 4,812 | 5 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Egypt?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Egypt was 4,404 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 9,691 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,404 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Egypt ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years