Egypt - Life expectancy at birth 2017

Life expectancy improves in Egypt

In 2017 the life expectancy in Egypt increased to 71.3 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 73.97 years and for men 68.71 years.

Egypt’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 116th in 2016 to 115th in 2017.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Egypt over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2016, when it was 70.84 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2007, when it was 69.13 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Egypt. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Egypt in Egyptian economy.

Egypt - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2017	73.97	68.71	71.30
2016	73.55	68.23	70.84
2015	73.08	67.97	70.48
2014	73.16	67.77	70.42
2013	72.82	67.40	70.05
2012	72.75	67.51	70.09
2011	72.61	67.25	69.88
2010	72.32	67.10	69.66
2009	72.09	66.95	69.48
2008	71.93	66.79	69.32
2007	71.71	66.62	69.13
2006	71.49	66.53	68.98
2005	71.23	66.38	68.78
2004	70.91	66.34	68.61
2003	70.66	66.16	68.40
2002	70.74	66.38	68.56
2001	70.43	66.17	68.31
2000	70.10	65.90	68.01
1999	69.62	65.81	67.74
1998	69.36	65.53	67.47
1997	69.24	65.10	67.20
1996	68.75	64.68	66.74
1995	68.30	64.26	66.31
1994	67.69	63.88	65.82
1993	67.14	63.71	65.47
1992	66.74	63.23	65.03
1991	66.50	62.91	64.76
1990	65.97	62.23	64.15
1989	65.33	61.83	63.63
1988	64.89	60.98	62.98
1987	63.92	60.27	62.14
1986	63.08	59.36	61.26
1985	62.37	58.63	60.54
1984	61.55	57.83	59.73
1983	60.82	56.89	58.89
1982	59.82	56.00	57.95
1981	58.92	55.27	57.14
1980	58.60	54.59	56.63
1979	57.85	53.70	55.80
1978	57.08	52.86	54.99
1977	56.30	51.95	54.13
1976	55.58	51.16	53.37
1975	54.75	50.44	52.59
1974	53.94	49.75	51.84
1973	53.25	48.54	50.85
1972	52.82	48.74	50.77
1971	52.45	48.36	50.39
1970	52.20	47.90	50.01
1969	51.99	47.68	49.80
1968	51.90	47.94	49.90
1967	51.72	47.44	49.54
1966	51.44	47.61	49.50
1965	50.95	47.33	49.13
1964	50.31	46.66	48.47
1963	49.50	45.88	47.67
1962	48.65	45.07	46.84
1961	47.82	44.27	46.02
1960	47.26	43.56	45.37

Egypt - Life expectancy at birth