Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Eritrea
Eritrea: Female and male life expectancy at birth in years was 66.51 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 66.51 for female and male life expectancy at birth in years in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Eritrea peaked at 66.51 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.69, in 1957.
Eritrea ranks 178th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 31.32 | — |
| 1951 | 31.68 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 32.04 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 32.41 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 32.79 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 33.19 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 33.61 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 28.69 | -14.6% |
| 1958 | 29.17 | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 34.92 | +19.7% |
| 1960 | 35.4 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 35.87 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 36.31 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 36.82 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 37.15 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 37.54 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 35.75 | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 38.06 | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 38.42 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 38.76 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 39.15 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 39.54 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 38.79 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 39.17 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 36.76 | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 36.43 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 39.74 | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 40.11 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 40.5 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 40.98 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 42.12 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 42.51 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 42.12 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 34.96 | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 35.45 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 36.4 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 37.63 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 44.83 | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 45.64 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 45.13 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 47.47 | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 48.23 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 50.97 | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 51.78 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 52.64 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 53.43 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 54.07 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 54.62 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 43.78 | -19.8% |
| 1999 | 37.13 | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 54.05 | +45.6% |
| 2001 | 56.69 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 57.23 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 57.68 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.34 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 58.88 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 59.76 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 60.24 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.57 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 61.39 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 61.8 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 62.33 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.76 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 63 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 63.51 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 63.86 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.13 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.49 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.85 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 65.17 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.63 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 64.83 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 65.67 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 66.51 | +1.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 66.51 is above the median for low income countries, which is 61.66, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 66.51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.07, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female and male life expectancy at birth in years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +45.6% | 37.13 | 54.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.98 | 28.69 | 34.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.01 | 35.4 | 38.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.12 | 36.43 | 40.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.68 | 34.96 | 45.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.41 | 37.13 | 54.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.48 | 54.05 | 61.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.59 | 61.8 | 65.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.41 | 64.63 | 66.51 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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 female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Eritrea?
- Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Eritrea was 66.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.51 in 2023.
- What is the lowest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.69 in 1957.
- How does Eritrea rank for female and male life expectancy at birth in years?
- Eritrea ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female and male life expectancy at birth in years rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Female and male life expectancy at birth in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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