Life expectancy men women in Eritrea
Eritrea: Life expectancy men women was 70.66 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.66
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
187th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.66
in 2023
All-time low
32.15
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy men women in Eritrea stood at 70.66. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Eritrea peaked at 70.66 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.15, in 1957.
Eritrea ranks 187th 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 | 35.92 | 32.15 | 39.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.13 | 39.55 | 42.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.07 | 41.36 | 46.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.56 | 39.5 | 50.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.17 | 52.02 | 57.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.03 | 58.49 | 64.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.58 | 65.49 | 69.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.68 | 68.98 | 70.66 | 4 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 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 life expectancy men women in Eritrea?
- Life expectancy men women in Eritrea was 70.66 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 70.66 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.15 in 1957.
- How does Eritrea rank for life expectancy men women?
- Eritrea ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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