Life Expectancy at Birth in Eritrea
Eritrea: Life Expectancy at Birth was 68.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Eritrea, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Eritrea 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 peaked at 68.89 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.17, in 1983.
Eritrea 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.44 | — |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 68.89 | +0.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 68.89 is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.84, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 68.89 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life Expectancy at Birth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More gender data for Eritrea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,428 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,575 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,575 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Eritrea?
- Life expectancy at birth in Eritrea was 68.89 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.89 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.17 in 1983.
- How does Eritrea rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Eritrea ranks 161st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.