Maternal mortality ratio in Eritrea
Eritrea: Maternal mortality ratio was 291.36 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Eritrea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 291.36 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Eritrea peaked at 741.45 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 291.36 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 591.14 per 100,000 live births | 514.51 per 100,000 live births | 741.45 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 420.71 per 100,000 live births | 350.67 per 100,000 live births | 498.18 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 316.22 per 100,000 live births | 291.36 per 100,000 live births | 338.46 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 21 Niger 350.27 per 100,000 live births compare
- 22 Togo 348.9 per 100,000 live births compare
- 23 Haiti 327.56 per 100,000 live births compare
- 25 United Republic of Tanzania 275.84 per 100,000 live births compare
- 26 Nauru 273.38 per 100,000 live births compare
- 27 Cameroon 258.23 per 100,000 live births compare
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 country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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 maternal mortality ratio in Eritrea?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Eritrea was 291.36 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 741.45 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 291.36 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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