Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Eritrea
Eritrea: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1488 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Eritrea is 0.1488, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Eritrea peaked at 0.5182 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.1488, in 2023.
Eritrea ranks 49th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4791 | 0.4448 | 0.5182 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4218 | 0.4018 | 0.4396 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3893 | 0.3624 | 0.4168 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3761 | 0.3259 | 0.4376 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2816 | 0.2571 | 0.3132 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2182 | 0.194 | 0.2482 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1733 | 0.1594 | 0.1898 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1539 | 0.1488 | 0.1572 | 4 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- 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 versus gini lifespan inequality in Eritrea?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Eritrea was 0.1488 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5182 in 1957.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1488 in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Eritrea ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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