Egypt, Arab Rep.
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Global rank#140out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

71.865.058.151.344.4196019922024Egypt, Arab Rep. · 2024: 71.81 yearsEgypt, Arab Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Egypt, Arab Rep. records 71.81 years for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024, ranking #140 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Life expectancy at birth, total (years) increased from 44.44 years in 1960 to 71.81 years in 2024, a gain of 27.37 years.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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