Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Eritrea
Eritrea: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Eritrea, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Eritrea stood at 0 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Eritrea peaked at 2,224 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1992.
That places Eritrea 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 332.26 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990 | 1,510 deaths per 100,000 people | +354.6% |
| 1991 | 314.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -79.2% |
| 1992 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1997 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1998 | 36.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +2421.7% |
| 1999 | 2,042 deaths per 100,000 people | +5522.5% |
| 2000 | 2,224 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2021 | 0.8955 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2022 | 0.1467 deaths per 100,000 people | -83.6% |
| 2023 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2025 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 332.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 332.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 332.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 390.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2,042 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 222.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2,224 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1737 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8955 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 52 Uganda 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 South Africa 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Turkey 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Albania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Algeria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Andorra 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Armenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Australia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Austria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Bahrain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Bangladesh 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Belgium 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Bhutan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Bolivia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Botswana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Brunei 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Bulgaria 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Canada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Cape Verde 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Chile 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 China 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Cuba 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Cyprus 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Czechia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Denmark 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Dominica 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Dominican Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 East Timor 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 El Salvador 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Fiji 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Finland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 France 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Gambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Georgia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Germany 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Greece 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Greenland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Honduras 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Ireland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Italy 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Jamaica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Japan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Jordan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Kiribati 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Kuwait 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Laos 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Libya 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Liechtenstein 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Madagascar 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Malawi 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Malaysia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Marshall Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Mauritania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Mauritius 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Moldova 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Monaco 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Mongolia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Montenegro 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Morocco 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Namibia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Nauru 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Nepal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 New Zealand 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Nicaragua 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 North Macedonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Oman 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Palau 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Panama 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Paraguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Peru 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Poland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Portugal 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Romania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Samoa 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 San Marino 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Serbia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Singapore 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Slovakia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Solomon Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 South Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Spain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Sri Lanka 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Switzerland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Taiwan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Tajikistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Tonga 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Tunisia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Tuvalu 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 United Kingdom 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 United States 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Uzbekistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Vanuatu 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Vietnam 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Western Sahara 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Eritrea?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Eritrea was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,224 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Eritrea ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.