Number of infant deaths in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of infant deaths was 2,468 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Eritrea, 1976–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Eritrea is 2,468, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Eritrea peaked at 11,316 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2,468, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 85th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,340 | 6,230 | 6,451 | 4 |
| 1980s | 8,233 | 6,551 | 11,316 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,574 | 4,794 | 6,985 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,028 | 3,733 | 4,287 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,159 | 2,678 | 3,672 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,538 | 2,468 | 2,621 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 82 Gambia 2,674 compare
- 83 Equatorial Guinea 2,632 compare
- 84 Saudi Arabia 2,574 compare
- 85 Palestine 2,468 compare
- 87 Germany 2,238 compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 2,217 compare
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 18, female, interpolated 42,246 (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, male, interpolated 42,761 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 684,764 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Eritrea?
- Number of infant deaths in Eritrea was 2,468 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 11,316 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,468 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of infant deaths?
- Eritrea ranks 85th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.