What is life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea was 82.59 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Eritrea?

The highest recorded value was 82.59 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Eritrea?

The lowest recorded value was 52.04 years in 1999.

How does Eritrea rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Eritrea ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Eritrea?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Eritrea data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Eritrea: Life expectancy at age 15 was 82.59 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

82.59 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

162nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

82.59 years

in 2100

All-time low

52.04 years

in 1999

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea, 1950–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea stood at 82.59 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea peaked at 82.59 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 52.04 years, in 1999.

Eritrea ranks 162nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea, 1950 to 2100.
Year	years	Change
1950	55.52 years	—
1951	55.62 years	+0.2%
1952	55.75 years	+0.2%
1953	55.88 years	+0.2%
1954	56.04 years	+0.3%
1955	56.15 years	+0.2%
1956	56.3 years	+0.3%
1957	53.84 years	-4.4%
1958	54.03 years	+0.4%
1959	56.69 years	+4.9%
1960	56.84 years	+0.3%
1961	56.98 years	+0.3%
1962	57.11 years	+0.2%
1963	57.3 years	+0.3%
1964	57.36 years	+0.1%
1965	57.49 years	+0.2%
1966	56.6 years	-1.5%
1967	57.58 years	+1.7%
1968	57.66 years	+0.1%
1969	57.73 years	+0.1%
1970	57.84 years	+0.2%
1971	57.95 years	+0.2%
1972	57.59 years	-0.6%
1973	57.74 years	+0.3%
1974	56.39 years	-2.3%
1975	55.96 years	-0.8%
1976	57.43 years	+2.6%
1977	57.63 years	+0.3%
1978	57.83 years	+0.4%
1979	58.06 years	+0.4%
1980	58.88 years	+1.4%
1981	59.07 years	+0.3%
1982	58.68 years	-0.7%
1983	55.64 years	-5.2%
1984	55.92 years	+0.5%
1985	56.36 years	+0.8%
1986	57.21 years	+1.5%
1987	60.15 years	+5.1%
1988	60.58 years	+0.7%
1989	60.1 years	-0.8%
1990	61.46 years	+2.3%
1991	61.8 years	+0.5%
1992	63.45 years	+2.7%
1993	63.72 years	+0.4%
1994	64.06 years	+0.5%
1995	64.38 years	+0.5%
1996	64.6 years	+0.3%
1997	64.83 years	+0.3%
1998	57.28 years	-11.6%
1999	52.04 years	-9.1%
2000	64.17 years	+23.3%
2001	65.68 years	+2.3%
2002	65.97 years	+0.4%
2003	66.22 years	+0.4%
2004	66.57 years	+0.5%
2005	66.9 years	+0.5%
2006	67.46 years	+0.8%
2007	67.78 years	+0.5%
2008	68.02 years	+0.4%
2009	68.56 years	+0.8%
2010	68.83 years	+0.4%
2011	69.22 years	+0.6%
2012	69.52 years	+0.4%
2013	69.67 years	+0.2%
2014	70.03 years	+0.5%
2015	70.28 years	+0.4%
2016	70.47 years	+0.3%
2017	70.71 years	+0.3%
2018	70.95 years	+0.3%
2019	71.15 years	+0.3%
2020	70.66 years	-0.7%
2021	70.47 years	-0.3%
2022	71.23 years	+1.1%
2023	71.98 years	+1.0%
2024	72.13 years	+0.2%
2025	72.28 years	+0.2%
2026	72.42 years	+0.2%
2027	72.56 years	+0.2%
2028	72.7 years	+0.2%
2029	72.84 years	+0.2%
2030	72.97 years	+0.2%
2031	73.11 years	+0.2%
2032	73.25 years	+0.2%
2033	73.38 years	+0.2%
2034	73.52 years	+0.2%
2035	73.64 years	+0.2%
2036	73.78 years	+0.2%
2037	73.91 years	+0.2%
2038	74.04 years	+0.2%
2039	74.17 years	+0.2%
2040	74.31 years	+0.2%
2041	74.45 years	+0.2%
2042	74.59 years	+0.2%
2043	74.74 years	+0.2%
2044	74.88 years	+0.2%
2045	75.02 years	+0.2%
2046	75.16 years	+0.2%
2047	75.3 years	+0.2%
2048	75.44 years	+0.2%
2049	75.58 years	+0.2%
2050	75.72 years	+0.2%
2051	75.86 years	+0.2%
2052	75.99 years	+0.2%
2053	76.13 years	+0.2%
2054	76.27 years	+0.2%
2055	76.41 years	+0.2%
2056	76.55 years	+0.2%
2057	76.69 years	+0.2%
2058	76.82 years	+0.2%
2059	76.95 years	+0.2%
2060	77.08 years	+0.2%
2061	77.22 years	+0.2%
2062	77.36 years	+0.2%
2063	77.49 years	+0.2%
2064	77.62 years	+0.2%
2065	77.77 years	+0.2%
2066	77.9 years	+0.2%
2067	78.04 years	+0.2%
2068	78.18 years	+0.2%
2069	78.32 years	+0.2%
2070	78.46 years	+0.2%
2071	78.6 years	+0.2%
2072	78.73 years	+0.2%
2073	78.88 years	+0.2%
2074	79.02 years	+0.2%
2075	79.15 years	+0.2%
2076	79.29 years	+0.2%
2077	79.43 years	+0.2%
2078	79.56 years	+0.2%
2079	79.71 years	+0.2%
2080	79.85 years	+0.2%
2081	79.98 years	+0.2%
2082	80.13 years	+0.2%
2083	80.28 years	+0.2%
2084	80.42 years	+0.2%
2085	80.56 years	+0.2%
2086	80.7 years	+0.2%
2087	80.84 years	+0.2%
2088	80.98 years	+0.2%
2089	81.12 years	+0.2%
2090	81.25 years	+0.2%
2091	81.39 years	+0.2%
2092	81.53 years	+0.2%
2093	81.66 years	+0.2%
2094	81.79 years	+0.2%
2095	81.93 years	+0.2%
2096	82.07 years	+0.2%
2097	82.2 years	+0.2%
2098	82.33 years	+0.2%
2099	82.46 years	+0.2%
2100	82.59 years	+0.2%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

Eritrea's 82.59 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 75.89 years, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Eritrea's 82.59 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.32 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	55.58 years	53.84 years	56.69 years	10
1960s	57.27 years	56.6 years	57.73 years	10
1970s	57.44 years	55.96 years	58.06 years	10
1980s	58.26 years	55.64 years	60.58 years	10
1990s	61.76 years	52.04 years	64.83 years	10
2000s	66.73 years	64.17 years	68.56 years	10
2010s	70.08 years	68.83 years	71.15 years	10
2020s	71.93 years	70.47 years	72.84 years	10
2030s	73.58 years	72.97 years	74.17 years	10
2040s	74.95 years	74.31 years	75.58 years	10
2050s	76.34 years	75.72 years	76.95 years	10
2060s	77.7 years	77.08 years	78.32 years	10
2070s	79.08 years	78.46 years	79.71 years	10
2080s	80.48 years	79.85 years	81.12 years	10
2090s	81.86 years	81.25 years	82.46 years	10
2100s	82.59 years	82.59 years	82.59 years	1

Countries ranked near Eritrea

159 Kyrgyzstan 83.26 years compare
160 Dominica 83.15 years compare
161 Indonesia 82.61 years compare
163 Tajikistan 82.47 years compare
164 Ethiopia 82.21 years compare
165 Moldova 82.18 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea was 82.59 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Eritrea?: The highest recorded value was 82.59 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Eritrea?: The lowest recorded value was 52.04 years in 1999.
How does Eritrea rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Eritrea ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Eritrea?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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