Number of deaths due to disaster in Egypt
Egypt: Number of deaths due to disaster was 628 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths due to disaster in Egypt, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 628 for number of deaths due to disaster in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 48.2% on the previous year and down 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths due to disaster in Egypt peaked at 10,663 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 628, in 2024.
That places Egypt 23rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of deaths due to disaster in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6,473 | — |
| 2006 | 6,291 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 6,726 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 6,743 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7,822 | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 7,204 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 7,304 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 6,491 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 6,855 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 6,501 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 6,481 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,246 | -65.3% |
| 2017 | 4,067 | +81.1% |
| 2018 | 3,162 | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 1,723 | -45.5% |
| 2020 | 9,946 | +477.2% |
| 2021 | 10,663 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 5,092 | -52.2% |
| 2023 | 1,212 | -76.2% |
| 2024 | 628 | -48.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,811 | 6,291 | 7,822 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5,203 | 1,723 | 7,304 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,508 | 628 | 10,663 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More climate change data for Egypt
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,413 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 586.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,891 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 286.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths due to disaster in Egypt?
- Number of deaths due to disaster in Egypt was 628 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of deaths due to disaster recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 10,663 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths due to disaster recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 628 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for number of deaths due to disaster?
- Egypt ranks 23rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths due to disaster rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of deaths due to disaster (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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