Number of deaths who in Eritrea

Eritrea: Number of deaths who was 29,199 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
29,199
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
131st
of 192 countries
All-time high
29,199
in 2021
All-time low
27,010
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths who in Eritrea, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201020212000: 28.0k2001: 27.0k2002: 27.2k2003: 27.7k2004: 28.2k2005: 28.3k2006: 27.9k2007: 27.6k2008: 27.9k2009: 28.1k2010: 28.2k2011: 28.1k2012: 27.9k2013: 27.8k2014: 27.5k2015: 27.2k2016: 27.0k2017: 27.0k2018: 27.2k2019: 27.4k2020: 28.2k2021: 29.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, number of deaths who in Eritrea stood at 29,199. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Eritrea peaked at 29,199 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27,010, in 2001.

That places Eritrea 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number of deaths who in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths who in Eritrea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 27,978
2001 27,010 -3.5%
2002 27,159 +0.6%
2003 27,652 +1.8%
2004 28,199 +2.0%
2005 28,321 +0.4%
2006 27,933 -1.4%
2007 27,638 -1.1%
2008 27,926 +1.0%
2009 28,070 +0.5%
2010 28,160 +0.3%
2011 28,055 -0.4%
2012 27,884 -0.6%
2013 27,811 -0.3%
2014 27,458 -1.3%
2015 27,240 -0.8%
2016 27,041 -0.7%
2017 27,042 +0.0%
2018 27,168 +0.5%
2019 27,372 +0.8%
2020 28,218 +3.1%
2021 29,199 +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27,789 27,010 28,321 10
2010s 27,523 27,041 28,160 10
2020s 28,708 28,218 29,199 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths who in Eritrea?
Number of deaths who in Eritrea was 29,199 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 29,199 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 27,010 in 2001.
How does Eritrea rank for number of deaths who?
Eritrea ranks 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of deaths who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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