Infant mortality by sex in Eritrea
Eritrea: Infant mortality by sex was 2.8 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.8
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
56th
of 199 countries
All-time high
15.95
in 1983
All-time low
2.8
in 2024
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Infant mortality by sex in Eritrea, 1975–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 2.8 for infant mortality by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Eritrea peaked at 15.95 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.8, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 56th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.29 | 10.62 | 13.33 | 5 |
| 1980s | 11.79 | 9.46 | 15.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.61 | 6.29 | 9.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.04 | 4.38 | 5.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 | 3.26 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 | 2.8 | 3.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 53 Dominican Republic 3.01 compare
- 54 Congo 2.97 compare
- 55 Gabon 2.91 compare
- 57 Tajikistan 2.64 compare
- 58 Guyana 2.61 compare
- 59 Bangladesh 2.61 compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 infant mortality by sex in Eritrea?
- Infant mortality by sex in Eritrea was 2.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.95 in 1983.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Eritrea ranks 56th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).