Food supply vs. life expectancy in Eritrea
Eritrea: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 68.62 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 68.62 years for food supply vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Eritrea peaked at 68.62 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.4 years, in 1957.
Eritrea ranks 180th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.92 years | 30.4 years | 36.97 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.04 years | 37.44 years | 40.79 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.53 years | 39 years | 43.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.07 years | 37.17 years | 48.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.09 years | 44.51 years | 56.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.28 years | 56.28 years | 63.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.62 years | 63.66 years | 67.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.58 years | 66.94 years | 68.62 years | 4 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 43,810 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 43,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 44,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Eritrea?
- Food supply vs. life expectancy in Eritrea was 68.62 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.62 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4 years in 1957.
- How does Eritrea rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
- Eritrea ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs. life expectancy 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.