Female to male life expectancy ratio in Eritrea
Eritrea: Female to male life expectancy ratio was 1.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female to male life expectancy ratio in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female to male life expectancy ratio 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, female to male life expectancy ratio 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.
Female to male life expectancy ratio 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% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1.06 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.07, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1.06 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.07, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female to male life expectancy ratio 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 | -26.5% | 1.47 | 1.08 |
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)
- 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 to male life expectancy ratio in Eritrea?
- Female to male life expectancy ratio in Eritrea was 1.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 1999.
- What is the lowest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for female to male life expectancy ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female to male life expectancy ratio 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female to male life expectancy ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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