Life Expectancy at Birth in Eritrea, The State of
Eritrea, The State of: Life Expectancy at Birth was 68.89 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Eritrea, The State of, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Eritrea, The State of is 68.89, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Eritrea, The State of peaked at 68.89 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.17, in 1983.
Eritrea, The State of ranks 161st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 67.85 | 66.94 | 68.89 | 5 |
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More gender data for Eritrea, The State of
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 47,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 45,991 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 45,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 46,168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Eritrea, The State of?
- Life expectancy at birth in Eritrea, The State of was 68.89 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Eritrea, The State of?
- The highest recorded value was 68.89 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Eritrea, The State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.17 in 1983.
- How does Eritrea, The State of rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Eritrea, The State of ranks 161st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Eritrea, The State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea, The State of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.