Number of youth deaths in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of youth deaths was 3,915 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Eritrea is 3,915 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Eritrea peaked at 15,400 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,915 deaths, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 82nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,400 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 14,639 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 13,326 deaths | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 12,086 deaths | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 11,361 deaths | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 10,666 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 10,283 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 9,958 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 9,406 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 11,324 deaths | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 8,603 deaths | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 8,002 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 7,683 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 7,452 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 7,317 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 7,202 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 7,002 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 6,753 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 6,498 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 6,323 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 6,145 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 5,943 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 5,748 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 5,539 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 5,348 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5,122 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 4,892 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 4,705 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 4,530 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 4,390 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4,261 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 4,154 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 4,063 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 3,980 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 3,915 deaths | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,845 deaths | 9,406 deaths | 15,400 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,284 deaths | 6,323 deaths | 8,603 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,236 deaths | 4,390 deaths | 6,145 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,075 deaths | 3,915 deaths | 4,261 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 79 Equatorial Guinea 4,355 deaths compare
- 80 Gambia 4,085 deaths compare
- 81 Saudi Arabia 4,042 deaths compare
- 83 United Kingdom 3,873 deaths compare
- 84 Lesotho 3,758 deaths compare
- 85 Namibia 3,522 deaths compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5453 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1861 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1898 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Eritrea?
- Number of youth deaths in Eritrea was 3,915 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 15,400 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,915 deaths in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of youth deaths?
- Eritrea ranks 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.