Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eritrea
Eritrea: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.06
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
151st
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.47
in 1999
All-time low
1.05
in 1995
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eritrea is 1.06, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eritrea peaked at 1.47 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 1995.
Eritrea ranks 151st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.13 | — |
| 1951 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.13 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.15 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.15 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.14 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.12 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.13 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.13 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.1 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.12 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.11 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.12 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.31 | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 1.47 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -26.5% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 1.1 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.1 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 | 1.05 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5453 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1861 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1898 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eritrea?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Eritrea was 1.06 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 1999.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Eritrea ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.