Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 18.93 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-24 in Eritrea is 18.93, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Eritrea peaked at 141.09 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.93, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 27th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.11 | — |
| 1991 | 57.14 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 46.4 | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 44.64 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 42.84 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 41.05 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 39.37 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 37.82 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 97.64 | +158.2% |
| 1999 | 141.09 | +44.5% |
| 2000 | 41.48 | -70.6% |
| 2001 | 32.89 | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 31.9 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 30.95 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 30.07 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 29.23 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 28.44 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 27.69 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 26.99 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.32 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 25.7 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 25.11 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 24.56 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 24.01 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 23.51 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 22.97 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.45 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 21.99 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 21.52 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 21.06 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 20.59 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 20.15 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 19.73 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 19.32 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 18.93 | -2.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 18.93 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.93, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 18.93 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.95, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +158.2% | 37.82 | 97.64 |
| 2000 | -70.6% | 141.09 | 41.48 |
| 1999 | +44.5% | 97.64 | 141.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.61 | 37.82 | 141.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.6 | 26.32 | 41.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.29 | 21.06 | 25.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.74 | 18.93 | 20.59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 24 Ecuador 21.11 compare
- 25 Benin 20.03 compare
- 26 Haiti 18.99 compare
- 28 South Africa 18.63 compare
- 29 Mozambique 17.87 compare
- 30 Saint Lucia 17.4 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Eritrea?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Eritrea was 18.93 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 141.09 in 1999.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.93 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Eritrea ranks 27th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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