Adolescent mortality rate in Eritrea
Eritrea: Adolescent mortality rate was 3.6 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Eritrea, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Eritrea is 3.6, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Eritrea peaked at 12.39 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 2021.
That places Eritrea 41st out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.39 | — |
| 1991 | 11.8 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 11.19 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 10.62 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 10.08 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 9.56 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 9.06 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 8.58 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 8.12 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 7.71 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 7.34 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 6.98 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.65 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.36 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 6.09 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 5.84 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.62 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 5.41 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 5.21 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.04 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.87 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.72 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.57 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.43 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.3 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.21 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.99 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.89 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.6 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.91 | 7.71 | 12.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.05 | 5.04 | 7.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.29 | 3.8 | 4.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.65 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0246 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.018 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Eritrea?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Eritrea was 3.6 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.39 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2021.
- How does Eritrea rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Eritrea ranks 41st out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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