What is child mortality in Eritrea?

Child mortality in Eritrea was 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Eritrea?

The highest recorded value was 44.11 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Eritrea?

The lowest recorded value was 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Eritrea rank for child mortality?

Eritrea ranks 54th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Eritrea?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Eritrea data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Eritrea

Name: Child mortality in Eritrea
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Eritrea: Child mortality was 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.43 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

54th

of 203 countries

All-time high

44.11 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

3.43 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Eritrea, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Eritrea stood at 3.43 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Eritrea peaked at 44.11 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 3.43 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Eritrea 54th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	44.1 deaths per 100 live births	44.05 deaths per 100 live births	44.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	43.76 deaths per 100 live births	43.43 deaths per 100 live births	44.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	42.87 deaths per 100 live births	42.4 deaths per 100 live births	43.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	41.84 deaths per 100 live births	41.37 deaths per 100 live births	42.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	40.94 deaths per 100 live births	40.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	38.97 deaths per 100 live births	35.02 deaths per 100 live births	40.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	31.65 deaths per 100 live births	28.92 deaths per 100 live births	33.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	25.87 deaths per 100 live births	23.83 deaths per 100 live births	28.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	21.96 deaths per 100 live births	19.86 deaths per 100 live births	25.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	20.87 deaths per 100 live births	16 deaths per 100 live births	28.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	12.19 deaths per 100 live births	9.5 deaths per 100 live births	15.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.99 deaths per 100 live births	5.73 deaths per 100 live births	8.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.75 deaths per 100 live births	4.05 deaths per 100 live births	5.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.66 deaths per 100 live births	3.43 deaths per 100 live births	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

51 Ghana 3.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
52 Dominica 3.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
53 South Africa 3.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
55 Botswana 3.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
56 Gabon 3.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
57 Dominican Republic 3.06 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Eritrea

Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)

All data for Eritrea →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Eritrea?: Child mortality in Eritrea was 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Eritrea?: The highest recorded value was 44.11 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Eritrea?: The lowest recorded value was 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Eritrea rank for child mortality?: Eritrea ranks 54th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Eritrea?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.