Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Eritrea
Eritrea: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 15.62 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 15.62 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 - un igme estimates in Eritrea peaked at 34.72 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.62, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.72 | — |
| 1991 | 33.69 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 32.84 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 32.06 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 31.26 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 30.34 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 29.38 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 28.4 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 27.47 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 27.04 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 26.09 | -3.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.72 | 27.04 | 34.72 | 10 |
| 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0246 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.018 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Eritrea?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Eritrea was 15.62 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.72 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.62 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Eritrea ranks 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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