Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of deaths ages 10-19 years was 884 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 884 for number of deaths ages 10-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Eritrea peaked at 2,571 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 884, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 84th out of 197 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.
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,623 | — |
| 1991 | 1,474 | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 1,235 | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 1,209 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,180 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,172 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,152 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1,100 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1,762 | +60.2% |
| 1999 | 2,571 | +45.9% |
| 2000 | 1,171 | -54.5% |
| 2001 | 1,004 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 1,008 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,017 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,027 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,018 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,005 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 994 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 989 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 984 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 976 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 972 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 970 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 966 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 957 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 943 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 929 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 915 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 908 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 906 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 905 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 906 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 903 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 895 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 884 | -1.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 884 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7,412, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 884 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,420, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +60.2% | 1,100 | 1,762 |
| 2000 | -54.5% | 2,571 | 1,171 |
| 1999 | +45.9% | 1,762 | 2,571 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,448 | 1,100 | 2,571 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,022 | 984 | 1,171 | 10 |
| 2010s | 944.2 | 906 | 976 | 10 |
| 2020s | 898.6 | 884 | 906 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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- 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)
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- 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 deaths ages 10-19 years in Eritrea?
- Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Eritrea was 884 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-19 years recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,571 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-19 years recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 884 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of deaths ages 10-19 years?
- Eritrea ranks 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-19 years rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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