Child mortality rate in Eritrea
Eritrea: Child mortality rate was 4.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Eritrea, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 4.8% for child mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Eritrea peaked at 28.8% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2019.
Eritrea ranks 36th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.8% | 26.5% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.4% | 24.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.2% | 20.6% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 16.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 10.4% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 33,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 33,567 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 35,252 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Eritrea?
- Child mortality rate in Eritrea was 4.8% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
- How does Eritrea rank for child mortality rate?
- Eritrea ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five