Life expectancy, source comparison in Eritrea
Eritrea: Life expectancy, source comparison was 68.62 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison 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 life expectancy, source comparison in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison 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 based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 33,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 33,567 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 35,252 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Eritrea?
- Life expectancy, source comparison 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 life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.62 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4 years in 1957.
- How does Eritrea rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Eritrea ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison 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 Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.