Inequality in life expectancy in Eritrea
Eritrea: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.1942 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Eritrea, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Eritrea stood at 0.1942. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Eritrea peaked at 0.2618 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1942, in 2023.
Eritrea ranks 49th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.237 | 0.2136 | 0.2618 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2009 | 0.1942 | 0.2076 | 4 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- 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 inequality in life expectancy in Eritrea?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Eritrea was 0.1942 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2618 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1942 in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Eritrea ranks 49th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.