Neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea
Eritrea: Neonatal mortality rate was 15.62 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 15.62 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea peaked at 26.09 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.62, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 53rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.09 | — |
| 2001 | 25.61 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 25.22 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 24.83 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 24.42 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 23.96 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 23.49 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 23.04 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 22.54 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 22.05 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 21.57 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 21.13 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 20.69 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 20.26 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 19.83 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 19.43 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 19.03 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.64 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 17.84 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.49 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 17.07 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 16.7 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 16.2 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 15.62 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.12 | 22.05 | 26.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.66 | 17.84 | 21.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.61 | 15.62 | 17.49 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5453 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1861 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1898 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Eritrea was 15.62 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.09 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.62 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Eritrea ranks 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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