Mortality rate, adult, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Mortality rate, adult, male was 214.07 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
214.07 per 1,000 male adults
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
72nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
745.52 per 1,000 male adults
in 1999
All-time low
214.07 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, male in Eritrea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 male adults.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 214.07 per 1,000 male adults for mortality rate, adult, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in Eritrea peaked at 745.52 per 1,000 male adults in 1999 and was at its lowest, 214.07 per 1,000 male adults, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 72nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 523.86 per 1,000 male adults | — |
| 1961 | 520.74 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 518.15 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 513.84 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 513.35 per 1,000 male adults | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 510.6 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 531.36 per 1,000 male adults | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 509.9 per 1,000 male adults | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 507.64 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 505.67 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 503.29 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 500.93 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 509.98 per 1,000 male adults | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 507.47 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 549.73 per 1,000 male adults | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 568.83 per 1,000 male adults | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 536.43 per 1,000 male adults | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 532.5 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 527.83 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 521.23 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 494.33 per 1,000 male adults | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 489.12 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 506.01 per 1,000 male adults | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 574.01 per 1,000 male adults | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 567.61 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 555.96 per 1,000 male adults | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 528.63 per 1,000 male adults | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 468.45 per 1,000 male adults | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 457.39 per 1,000 male adults | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 474.75 per 1,000 male adults | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 434.49 per 1,000 male adults | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 427.98 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 371.55 per 1,000 male adults | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 364.88 per 1,000 male adults | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 357.46 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 351.32 per 1,000 male adults | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 347.7 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 345.7 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 613.45 per 1,000 male adults | +77.4% |
| 1999 | 745.52 per 1,000 male adults | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 377.31 per 1,000 male adults | -49.4% |
| 2001 | 331.52 per 1,000 male adults | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 326.37 per 1,000 male adults | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 323.12 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 314.5 per 1,000 male adults | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 308.63 per 1,000 male adults | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 296.37 per 1,000 male adults | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 290.7 per 1,000 male adults | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 288.14 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 276.21 per 1,000 male adults | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 272.33 per 1,000 male adults | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 264.94 per 1,000 male adults | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 259.59 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 258.42 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 250.98 per 1,000 male adults | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 247.11 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 244.6 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 239.99 per 1,000 male adults | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 235.9 per 1,000 male adults | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 232.11 per 1,000 male adults | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 238.38 per 1,000 male adults | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 247.18 per 1,000 male adults | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 231.42 per 1,000 male adults | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 216.59 per 1,000 male adults | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 214.07 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 515.51 per 1,000 male adults | 505.67 per 1,000 male adults | 531.36 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 525.82 per 1,000 male adults | 500.93 per 1,000 male adults | 568.83 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 511.63 per 1,000 male adults | 457.39 per 1,000 male adults | 574.01 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 436 per 1,000 male adults | 345.7 per 1,000 male adults | 745.52 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 313.29 per 1,000 male adults | 276.21 per 1,000 male adults | 377.31 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 250.6 per 1,000 male adults | 232.11 per 1,000 male adults | 272.33 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 229.53 per 1,000 male adults | 214.07 per 1,000 male adults | 247.18 per 1,000 male adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 69 Georgia 216.05 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 215.73 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 71 Latvia 214.54 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 213.97 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 74 Kazakhstan 212.97 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 75 Thailand 211.11 per 1,000 male adults compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, male in Eritrea?
- Mortality rate, adult, male in Eritrea was 214.07 per 1,000 male adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 745.52 per 1,000 male adults in 1999.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 214.07 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Eritrea ranks 72nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.