Stillbirth rate in Egypt
Egypt: Stillbirth rate was 0.8428 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirth rate in Egypt stood at 0.8428 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Egypt peaked at 1.68 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8428 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Egypt 96th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.44 deaths per 100 births | 1.22 deaths per 100 births | 1.68 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 deaths per 100 births | 0.9098 deaths per 100 births | 1.17 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8652 deaths per 100 births | 0.8428 deaths per 100 births | 0.8883 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
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More population data for Egypt
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11.08 million people (2100)
- Population density 202.82 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 238,014 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Egypt?
- Stillbirth rate in Egypt was 0.8428 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8428 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for stillbirth rate?
- Egypt ranks 96th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.