Infant mortality rate in Eritrea
Eritrea: Infant mortality rate was 24.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Eritrea stood at 24.7. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Eritrea peaked at 50.85 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.7, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.85 | — |
| 2001 | 49.06 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 47.42 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 45.92 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 44.53 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 43.23 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 42 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 40.81 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 39.68 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 38.54 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 37.46 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 36.42 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 35.38 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 34.36 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 33.39 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 32.36 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.34 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 30.46 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 29.58 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 28.69 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 27.81 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 26.99 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 26.2 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 25.43 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 24.7 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2 | 38.54 | 50.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.94 | 28.69 | 37.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.23 | 24.7 | 27.81 | 5 |
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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 infant mortality rate in Eritrea?
- Infant mortality rate in Eritrea was 24.7 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.85 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for infant mortality rate?
- Eritrea ranks 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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