Homicides in Egypt
Egypt: Homicides was 96 deaths in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Egypt, 1965–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2019, homicides in Egypt stood at 96 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Egypt peaked at 643 deaths in 1977 and was at its lowest, 50 deaths, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 51st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides in Egypt, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 149 deaths | — |
| 1973 | 538 deaths | +261.1% |
| 1974 | 397 deaths | -26.2% |
| 1975 | 427 deaths | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 480 deaths | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 643 deaths | +34.0% |
| 1978 | 411 deaths | -36.1% |
| 1979 | 324 deaths | -21.2% |
| 1980 | 371 deaths | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 241 deaths | -35.0% |
| 2000 | 50 deaths | -79.3% |
| 2001 | 63 deaths | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 86 deaths | +36.5% |
| 2003 | 135 deaths | +57.0% |
| 2004 | 74 deaths | -45.2% |
| 2005 | 84 deaths | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 75 deaths | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 60 deaths | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 65 deaths | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 81 deaths | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 75 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 190 deaths | +153.3% |
| 2012 | 232 deaths | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 265 deaths | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 229 deaths | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 146 deaths | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 132 deaths | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 331 deaths | +150.8% |
| 2018 | 109 deaths | -67.1% |
| 2019 | 96 deaths | -11.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 96 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132 deaths, 73% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 96 deaths is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36 deaths, 2.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +261.1% | 149 deaths | 538 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149 deaths | 149 deaths | 149 deaths | 1 |
| 1970s | 460 deaths | 324 deaths | 643 deaths | 7 |
| 1980s | 306 deaths | 241 deaths | 371 deaths | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.3 deaths | 50 deaths | 135 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 180.5 deaths | 75 deaths | 331 deaths | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More social development data for Egypt
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Egypt?
- Homicides in Egypt was 96 deaths in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 643 deaths in 1977.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 deaths in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for homicides?
- Egypt ranks 51st out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides.