What is child mortality vs. health spending in Eritrea?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Eritrea was 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Eritrea?

The highest recorded value was 28.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Eritrea?

The lowest recorded value was 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Eritrea rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Eritrea ranks 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Eritrea?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Eritrea

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Eritrea
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Eritrea: Child mortality vs. health spending was 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.43 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

54th

of 199 countries

All-time high

28.4 deaths per 100 live births

in 1983

All-time low

3.43 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1974–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Eritrea, 1974–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Eritrea stood at 3.43 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Eritrea peaked at 28.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.43 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Eritrea ranks 54th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	21.53 deaths per 100 live births	19.86 deaths per 100 live births	25.46 deaths per 100 live births	6
1980s	20.87 deaths per 100 live births	16 deaths per 100 live births	28.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	12.19 deaths per 100 live births	9.5 deaths per 100 live births	15.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.99 deaths per 100 live births	5.73 deaths per 100 live births	8.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.75 deaths per 100 live births	4.05 deaths per 100 live births	5.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.66 deaths per 100 live births	3.43 deaths per 100 live births	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

51 Ghana 3.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
52 Dominica 3.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
53 South Africa 3.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
55 Botswana 3.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
56 Gabon 3.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
57 Dominican Republic 3.06 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Eritrea

Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 41,886 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 43,741 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 42,370 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 42,908 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 44,632 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 42,246 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 42,761 (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 41,479 (2025)

All data for Eritrea →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Eritrea?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Eritrea was 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Eritrea?: The highest recorded value was 28.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Eritrea?: The lowest recorded value was 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Eritrea rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Eritrea ranks 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Eritrea?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .