Life expectancy in Eritrea
Eritrea: Life expectancy was 68.62 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 68.62 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Eritrea peaked at 68.62 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.4 years, in 1957.
That places Eritrea 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 56.29 years | 63.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.62 years | 63.67 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
- 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 life expectancy in Eritrea?
- Life expectancy in Eritrea was 68.62 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.62 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4 years in 1957.
- How does Eritrea rank for life expectancy?
- Eritrea ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.