Poverty vs life expectancy in Eritrea
Eritrea: Poverty vs life expectancy was 68.62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.62
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
180th
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.62
in 2023
All-time low
30.4
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 68.62 for poverty vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Eritrea peaked at 68.62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.4, in 1957.
Eritrea ranks 180th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Poverty vs life expectancy in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 33.29 | — |
| 1951 | 33.64 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 34 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 34.38 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 34.8 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 35.18 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 35.63 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 30.4 | -14.7% |
| 1958 | 30.91 | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 36.97 | +19.6% |
| 1960 | 37.44 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 37.91 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 38.35 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 38.83 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 39.18 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 39.58 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 37.63 | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 40.15 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 40.48 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 40.79 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 41.16 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 41.53 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 40.72 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 41.13 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 39 | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 39.03 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 42.59 | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 42.98 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 43.38 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 43.78 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 44.62 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 44.97 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 44.89 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 37.17 | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 37.68 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 38.59 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 39.54 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 47.36 | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 48.09 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 47.8 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 49.73 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 50.52 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 52.44 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 53.19 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 54.03 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 54.82 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 55.5 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 56.16 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 50 | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 44.51 | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 56.28 | +26.5% |
| 2001 | 58.36 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 58.94 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 59.45 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.06 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 60.63 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 61.46 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 62 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 62.42 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 63.2 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 63.66 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 64.23 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.7 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 65 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.52 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.91 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.24 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.61 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.98 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 67.31 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 66.98 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 66.94 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.79 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 68.62 | +1.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 68.62 is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.65, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 68.62 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty vs life expectancy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +26.5% | 44.51 | 56.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.92 | 30.4 | 36.97 | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.04 | 37.44 | 40.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.53 | 39 | 43.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.07 | 37.17 | 48.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.09 | 44.51 | 56.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.28 | 56.28 | 63.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.62 | 63.66 | 67.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.58 | 66.94 | 68.62 | 4 |
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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 poverty vs life expectancy in Eritrea?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Eritrea was 68.62 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4 in 1957.
- How does Eritrea rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Eritrea ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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