Egypt (2024)
71.8
years
+0.2% YoY
YoY Change
+0.2%
years
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Egypt Life Expectancy at Birth (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year years YoY Change
2024 71.8 +0.2%
2023 71.6 +0.9%
2022 71 +2.9%
2021 69 -1.2%
2020 69.8 -2.0%
2019 71.2 +0.3%
2018 71 +0.4%
2017 70.7 +0.4%
2016 70.4 +0.4%
2015 70.1 +0.3%
2014 69.9 +0.4%
2013 69.6 +0.2%
2012 69.5 +0.3%
2011 69.2 +0.2%
2010 69.1 +0.2%
2009 68.9 +0.2%
2008 68.8 +0.2%
2007 68.6 +0.2%
2006 68.5 +0.2%
2005 68.4 +0.2%

About this Dataset

Egypt recorded 71.8 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.2. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 51.7 in 1975 to 71.8 in 2024.

This page tracks total life expectancy at birth in Egypt from 1990 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 dip (2020–2021) and recovery. Compare to the regional average.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total life expectancy at birth in Egypt from 1990 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 dip (2020–2021) and recovery. Compare to the regional average. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 71.8 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 51.7 in 1975. The latest reading of 71.8 in 2024 represents a change of +0.2.