What is life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea was 82.59 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Eritrea?

The highest recorded value was 82.59 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Eritrea?

The lowest recorded value was 52.04 years in 1999.

How does Eritrea rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Eritrea ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Eritrea?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Eritrea data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Eritrea: Life expectancy at age 15 was 82.59 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

82.59 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

162nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

82.59 years

in 2100

All-time low

52.04 years

in 1999

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea, 1950–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea stood at 82.59 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea peaked at 82.59 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 52.04 years, in 1999.

Eritrea ranks 162nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	55.58 years	53.84 years	56.69 years	10
1960s	57.27 years	56.6 years	57.73 years	10
1970s	57.44 years	55.96 years	58.06 years	10
1980s	58.26 years	55.64 years	60.58 years	10
1990s	61.76 years	52.04 years	64.83 years	10
2000s	66.73 years	64.17 years	68.56 years	10
2010s	70.08 years	68.83 years	71.15 years	10
2020s	71.93 years	70.47 years	72.84 years	10
2030s	73.58 years	72.97 years	74.17 years	10
2040s	74.95 years	74.31 years	75.58 years	10
2050s	76.34 years	75.72 years	76.95 years	10
2060s	77.7 years	77.08 years	78.32 years	10
2070s	79.08 years	78.46 years	79.71 years	10
2080s	80.48 years	79.85 years	81.12 years	10
2090s	81.86 years	81.25 years	82.46 years	10
2100s	82.59 years	82.59 years	82.59 years	1

Countries ranked near Eritrea

159 Kyrgyzstan 83.26 years compare
160 Dominica 83.15 years compare
161 Indonesia 82.61 years compare
163 Tajikistan 82.47 years compare
164 Ethiopia 82.21 years compare
165 Moldova 82.18 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Eritrea

Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 42,761 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 44,378 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 43,161 (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 06, male, interpolated 44,632 (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 43,723 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 42,246 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 38.4% (2025)

All data for Eritrea →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Eritrea was 82.59 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Eritrea?: The highest recorded value was 82.59 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Eritrea?: The lowest recorded value was 52.04 years in 1999.
How does Eritrea rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Eritrea ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Eritrea?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.