Number of child deaths, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.001 deaths per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of child deaths, per capita in Eritrea, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths, per capita in Eritrea is 0.001 deaths per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0126 deaths per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.001 deaths per person, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 48th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0083 deaths per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0082 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.008 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0126 deaths per person | +56.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0122 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0119 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 deaths per person | -38.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0071 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0069 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 deaths per person | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0065 deaths per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 deaths per person | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 deaths per person | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.004 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 deaths per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 deaths per person | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 0.003 deaths per person | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.002 deaths per person | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.001 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.001 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.001 deaths per person | -3.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.001 deaths per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.002 deaths per person, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.001 deaths per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0016 deaths per person, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +56.5% | 0.008 deaths per person | 0.0126 deaths per person |
| 1986 | -38.9% | 0.0119 deaths per person | 0.0072 deaths per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0089 deaths per person | 0.0067 deaths per person | 0.0126 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 deaths per person | 0.0037 deaths per person | 0.0065 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 deaths per person | 0.0019 deaths per person | 0.0032 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 deaths per person | 0.0012 deaths per person | 0.0018 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 deaths per person | 0.001 deaths per person | 0.0011 deaths per person | 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 number of child deaths, per capita in Eritrea?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Eritrea was 0.001 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0126 deaths per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths igme Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.