Annual deaths by age in Eritrea
Eritrea: Annual deaths by age was 3,453 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3,453
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
81st
of 236 countries
All-time high
21,402
in 1983
All-time low
3,453
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual deaths by age in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, annual deaths by age in Eritrea stood at 3,453. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deaths by age in Eritrea peaked at 21,402 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3,453, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,552 | 12,723 | 16,237 | 10 |
| 1960s | 13,341 | 12,867 | 14,790 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13,989 | 13,211 | 15,697 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,493 | 13,417 | 21,402 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,951 | 8,236 | 12,992 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,446 | 5,619 | 7,764 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,567 | 3,799 | 5,419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,571 | 3,453 | 3,692 | 4 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 43,810 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 43,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 44,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deaths by age in Eritrea?
- Annual deaths by age in Eritrea was 3,453 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deaths by age recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 21,402 in 1983.
- What is the lowest annual deaths by age recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,453 in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for annual deaths by age?
- Eritrea ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual deaths by age rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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