Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Eritrea
Eritrea: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.19
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
221st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.26
in 1999
All-time low
1.42
in 1994
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Eritrea stood at 2.19.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Eritrea peaked at 6.26 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.42, in 1994.
That places Eritrea 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.83 | — |
| 1951 | 1.81 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 1.83 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 1.85 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 1.91 | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 1.89 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 1.95 | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 2.02 | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 2.06 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 2.03 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 2.04 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 2.05 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 2.07 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 2.06 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.09 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 2.09 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.08 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.17 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 2.16 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 2.13 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.14 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 2.13 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.15 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 2.19 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.49 | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 2.76 | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 2.8 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.82 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.81 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 2.7 | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 2.52 | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 2.46 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.64 | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 2.57 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 2.57 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.46 | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 2.24 | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 2.3 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 2.18 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 2.27 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 1.95 | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 1.95 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.5 | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 1.44 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.42 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.43 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.49 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.59 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 4.85 | +204.4% |
| 1999 | 6.26 | +29.2% |
| 2000 | 2.04 | -67.4% |
| 2001 | 1.74 | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.85 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.77 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.82 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.87 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.88 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.96 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.99 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.03 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.06 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.12 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.17 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.19 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.22 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.23 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8 | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 2.21 | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 2.21 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.19 | -0.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 2.19 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.68, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 2.19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +204.4% | 1.59 | 4.85 |
| 2000 | -67.4% | 6.26 | 2.04 |
| 1999 | +29.2% | 4.85 | 6.26 |
| 2020 | +25.7% | 2.23 | 2.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.92 | 1.81 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.09 | 2.04 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 2.13 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.42 | 2.18 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.39 | 1.42 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 | 1.74 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 | 1.9 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 | 2.19 | 2.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 218 Solomon Islands 2.26 compare
- 219 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.21 compare
- 220 Chad 2.2 compare
- 222 Equatorial Guinea 2.15 compare
- 223 Sierra Leone 2.12 compare
- 224 Mali 2.09 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Eritrea?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Eritrea was 2.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 in 1999.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Eritrea ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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