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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Egypt: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Egypt is placed 133rd of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 71.63 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 22.37 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
133rd
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 71.63Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 22.37Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 12.83Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- 11.7Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024Population in severe food insecurity (%)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Egypt on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
71.63
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Egypt: 71.63. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Northern Africa
- 76.51 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Israel 82.41 · Libya 69.34 · Palestine 65.17 · Sudan 66.33
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
22.37
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Egypt: 22.37. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Northern Africa
- 9.765 Libya
- Land neighbours
- Israel 3.34 · Libya 9.765 · Palestine 37.85 · Sudan 61.6
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Egypt’s is from 2021 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
12.83
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Egypt: 12.83. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Northern Africa
- 7.948 Libya
- Land neighbours
- Libya 7.948 · Palestine 8.703 · Sudan 38.24
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
11.7
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
Egypt: 11.7. Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Northern Africa
- 4.9 Algeria
- Land neighbours
- Israel 0.7 · Libya 15.1
02Over time
Which way Egypt is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt rose from 67.33 in 2000 to 71.63 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2023 71.63 74.630 2022 71.01 74.313 2021 68.98 72.433 2020 69.79 73.063 2019 71.21 74.196 2018 70.97 74.081 2017 70.71 74.029 2016 70.44 74.013 2015 70.13 73.783 2014 69.91 73.330 2013 69.63 73.386 2012 69.46 73.210 2011 69.23 73.003 2010 69.08 72.827 2009 68.92 72.426 2008 68.76 72.264 2007 68.63 72.113 2006 68.49 72.027 2005 68.36 71.876 2004 68.21 71.477 2003 68.05 71.409 2002 67.85 71.173 2001 67.61 70.926 2000 67.33 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt fell from 47.32 in 2000 to 22.37 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2024 22.4 14.5 2023 22.9 15.2 2022 23.5 14.7 2021 24.0 15.1 2020 24.4 15.3 2019 24.8 15.7 2018 25.2 16.3 2017 25.6 16.8 2016 26.0 17.5 2015 26.5 17.9 2014 27.1 18.3 2013 27.8 18.7 2012 28.6 18.8 2011 29.5 19.0 2010 30.5 19.2 2009 31.6 20.8 2008 32.8 20.7 2007 34.2 21.8 2006 35.6 22.8 2005 37.0 24.0 2004 38.6 25.9 2003 40.4 26.9 2002 42.5 28.0 2001 44.8 29.1 2000 47.3 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt rose from 8.4 in 2015 to 11.7 in 2024; the world median went from 3.4 to 4.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2024 11.7 4.9 2023 12.0 4.7 2022 10.4 5.4 2021 8.8 5.7 2020 7.1 5.6 2019 6.7 5.0 2018 7.4 4.2 2017 8.6 4.0 2016 8.7 3.4 2015 8.4 3.4
03In context
Egypt beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Egypt and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 10th | 82.41 | 3.34 | — | 0.7 |
 Libya | =110th | 69.34 | 9.765 | 7.948 | 15.1 |
| Egypt | 133rd | 71.63 | 22.37 | 12.83 | 11.7 |
 Palestine | 140th | 65.17 | 37.85 | 8.703 | — |
 Sudan | 185th | 66.33 | 61.6 | 38.24 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Egypt in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Egypt is ahead of the world, and behind
51 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median13
Statistics on which Egypt does better than the middle country measured.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6597.1577.65No earlier reading
Egypt: 97.15 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 2nd of 144 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919891▲ Improved since 2015
Egypt: 98 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.12.23.1No real change since 2020
Egypt: 2.2 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 65th of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909790▲ Improved since 2015
Egypt: 97 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2580.471.25No real change since 2013
Egypt: 80.4 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 46th of 196 · derived.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8189.981No earlier reading
Egypt: 89.9 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 45th of 153 · derived.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69135.7102.69▼ Worsened since 2013
Egypt: 135.7 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6516.9546.65▲ Improved since 2013
Egypt: 16.95 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 128th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9823,1742,982▼ Worsened since 2014
Egypt: 3,174 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 57th of 155 · derived.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.020.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Egypt: 0.02 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 69th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8394.0384.83No real change since 2013
Egypt: 94.03 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5463.3473.546No earlier reading
Egypt: 3.347 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 92nd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5741.5637.57No earlier reading
Egypt: 41.56 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 51st of 115 · derived.
Behind the world median28
Statistics on which Egypt does worse than the middle country measured.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7133.77133.7▲ Improved since 2013
Egypt: 133.77 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 111th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.7540.762▲ Improved since 2013
Egypt: 0.754 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 100th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1638.4288.163▲ Improved since 2013
Egypt: 8.428 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 96th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7440.240.74No earlier reading
Egypt: 40.2 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 136 · derived.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2622.2621.26No earlier reading
Egypt: 22.26 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 53rd of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.540.141.5No earlier reading
Egypt: 40.1 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 69th of 127 · derived.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.764.567.7No earlier reading
Egypt: 64.5 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 127 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8583.4422.858▲ Improved since 2014
Egypt: 3.442 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 86th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.994.796.9No earlier reading
Egypt: 94.7 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.3980.351▲ Improved since 2013
Egypt: 0.398 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 101st of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.438.526.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Egypt: 38.5 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 59th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 PandemicAriel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset) · 2026 · world median 272.35335.1272.35No earlier reading
Egypt: 335.1 · world median 272.35 · Excess deaths per 100,000 people, March 2020 to the end of each country's data (at most December 2023). Ariel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from -264.9 to 1,013; lower is better.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.929.920.9▲ Improved since 2015
Egypt: 29.9 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 53rd of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4641.7527.46No real change since 2013
Egypt: 41.75 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 82nd of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.976.682.9No earlier reading
Egypt: 76.6 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 70th of 109 · derived.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.4940.564▲ Improved since 2010
Egypt: 0.494 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 113th of 172 · derived.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.29.45.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Egypt: 9.4 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 57th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2620.8312.26No real change since 2014
Egypt: 20.83 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 68th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13413.868.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Egypt: 13.86 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 63rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.882.975.8No earlier reading
Egypt: 82.9 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 28th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.511.225.5▲ Improved since 2014
Egypt: 11.22 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 23rd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9532.952.95No earlier reading
Egypt: 32.9 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 118th of 136 · derived.
Female Genital Mutilation PrevalenceUNICEF · 2024 · world median 34.187.234.1No earlier reading
Egypt: 87.2 · world median 34.1 · Women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.3 to 99.2; lower is better.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4899.033.48▲ Improved since 2015
Egypt: 99.03 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.350.25No real change since 2014
Egypt: 0.35 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3913.3316.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Egypt: 13.33 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 198th of 222 · derived.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 416441▼ Worsened since 2012
Egypt: 64 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4545.514.45No real change since 2013
Egypt: 45.5 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 10th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6572.220.65No earlier reading
Egypt: 72.2 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.8831.146.88No earlier reading
Egypt: 31.14 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.556.064.55Moved since 2017
Egypt: 6.06 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8944.1238.89Moved since 2015
Egypt: 44.12 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 31st of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1720.516.17Moved since 2013
Egypt: 20.5 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.733.221.73Moved since 2014
Egypt: 3.22 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 70th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.439.835.4Moved since 2013
Egypt: 39.8 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry OnWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 20.0521.8720.05No earlier reading
Egypt: 21.87 · world median 20.05 · People aged 15+ who have ever been too anxious or depressed to continue their usual activities for two weeks or more (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.934 to 49.35.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2541.241.25No real change since 2013
Egypt: 41.2 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8327.6257.83No real change since 2013
Egypt: 27.62 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
No current reading for Egypt
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“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Egypt’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Egypt’s 9th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technologyjoint 47th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality47th of 1593/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture55th of 1844/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade71st of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital97th of 1963/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability96th of 1864/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions110th of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge121st of 1983/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing133rd of 2004/4 keys
- Peace & Security119th of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation128th of 1764/4 keys
- Work & Labour154th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience164th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties172nd of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality162nd of 1834/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Egypt can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
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2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Cabo Verde80th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Tunisia=90th4/4 keysThis page
Egypt133rd4/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Egypt and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Egypt on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Egypt rank on health & wellbeing?
Egypt is placed 133rd of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Egypt?
71.63 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Egypt?
22.37 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Egypt compare with Sudan on health & wellbeing?
Sudan is placed 185th of 200, and Egypt 133rd. Life Expectancy at Birth: Sudan 66.33, Egypt 71.63; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Sudan 61.6, Egypt 22.37; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Sudan 38.24, Egypt 12.83.
How have Egypt’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 67.33 in 2000 to 71.63 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 47.32 in 2000 to 22.37 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity rose from 8.4 in 2015 to 11.7 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Egypt?
No current reading is published for Egypt on Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Children with Functional Difficulties, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Global Report on Food Crises, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) and Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 51 statistics on this page come from 16 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Egypt’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Egypt (banner) — Rudolph.A.furtado, CC0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Egypt: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/egypt/health