Neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea
Eritrea: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea is 1.9%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea peaked at 5.2% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2019.
That places Eritrea 50th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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 neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea was 1.9% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2019.
- How does Eritrea rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Eritrea ranks 50th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days