Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eritrea
Eritrea: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.467 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.467 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eritrea peaked at 0.467 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2175, in 1992.
That places Eritrea 144th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2346 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2369 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2175 | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2341 | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2584 | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2659 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3057 | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.294 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2951 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2433 | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3063 | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3128 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.338 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3457 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3696 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3697 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3753 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.374 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3809 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.393 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3945 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4017 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4042 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4072 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4129 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4133 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4213 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4264 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4335 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4443 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4516 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4592 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4647 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.466 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.467 | +0.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.467 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4296, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.467 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4389, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +25.9% | 0.2433 | 0.3063 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2586 | 0.2175 | 0.3057 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3565 | 0.3063 | 0.393 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4159 | 0.3945 | 0.4443 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4617 | 0.4516 | 0.467 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eritrea?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eritrea was 0.467 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.467 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2175 in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Eritrea ranks 144th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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