Egypt vs Lebanon: Mortality rate, infant
Egypt
16.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Lebanon
16 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Egypt rank
82nd
Lebanon rank
83rd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Egypt
- Lebanon
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.1 per 1,000 live births against 16 per 1,000 live births in Lebanon, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Lebanon ranks 83rd of 195 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 139.33 per 1,000 live births | 58.12 per 1,000 live births | 81.21 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1980s | 93.06 per 1,000 live births | 44.89 per 1,000 live births | 48.17 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 54.45 per 1,000 live births | 22.99 per 1,000 live births | 31.46 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 32.38 per 1,000 live births | 14.03 per 1,000 live births | 18.35 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 21.77 per 1,000 live births | 11.44 per 1,000 live births | 10.33 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 16.95 per 1,000 live births | 14.72 per 1,000 live births | 2.22 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Egypt or Lebanon?
- Egypt, at 16.1 per 1,000 live births against 16 per 1,000 live births in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Egypt and Lebanon?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lebanon?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Lebanon rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Lebanon ranks 83rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release