Number of children who die before age 5 in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of children who die before age 5 was 3,453 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3,453 deaths
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
81st
of 236 countries
All-time high
21,402 deaths
in 1983
All-time low
3,453 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Eritrea stood at 3,453 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Eritrea peaked at 21,402 deaths in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3,453 deaths, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13,419 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 12,983 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1952 | 12,837 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 12,798 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 12,784 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 12,821 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 12,868 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 16,237 deaths | +26.2% |
| 1958 | 16,047 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 12,723 deaths | -20.7% |
| 1960 | 12,867 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 12,957 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 13,074 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 13,139 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 13,209 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 13,264 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 14,790 deaths | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 13,325 deaths | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 13,379 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 13,404 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 13,427 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 13,428 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14,225 deaths | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 14,160 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 15,697 deaths | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 15,613 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 13,211 deaths | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 13,304 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 13,375 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 13,453 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 13,535 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 13,654 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 13,789 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 21,402 deaths | +55.2% |
| 1984 | 21,110 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 20,528 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 20,362 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 13,417 deaths | -34.1% |
| 1988 | 13,438 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 13,693 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 12,992 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 12,553 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 10,197 deaths | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 9,703 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 9,480 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 8,986 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 9,255 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 8,760 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 8,236 deaths | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 9,348 deaths | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 7,764 deaths | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 6,897 deaths | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 6,751 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 6,518 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 6,565 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 6,422 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 6,205 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 5,936 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 5,778 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 5,619 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 5,419 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 5,246 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5,050 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 4,856 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 4,676 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 4,429 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 4,236 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 4,051 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 3,905 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 3,799 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 3,692 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3,610 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 3,530 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 3,453 deaths | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,552 deaths | 12,723 deaths | 16,237 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 13,341 deaths | 12,867 deaths | 14,790 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 13,989 deaths | 13,211 deaths | 15,697 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,493 deaths | 13,417 deaths | 21,402 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,951 deaths | 8,236 deaths | 12,992 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,446 deaths | 5,619 deaths | 7,764 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,567 deaths | 3,799 deaths | 5,419 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,571 deaths | 3,453 deaths | 3,692 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Eritrea?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Eritrea was 3,453 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 21,402 deaths in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,453 deaths in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Eritrea ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.