Number of neonatal deaths in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,584 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Eritrea, 1978–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Eritrea is 1,584, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Eritrea peaked at 3,328 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,584, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 86th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,143 | 3,140 | 3,146 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3,204 | 3,126 | 3,328 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,582 | 2,300 | 3,055 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,234 | 2,153 | 2,342 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,891 | 1,683 | 2,125 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,626 | 1,584 | 1,661 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 83 Kyrgyzstan 1,623 compare
- 84 Saudi Arabia 1,603 compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 1,586 compare
- 87 Lesotho 1,582 compare
- 88 Azerbaijan 1,509 compare
- 89 Equatorial Guinea 1,490 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 neonatal deaths in Eritrea?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Eritrea was 1,584 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3,328 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,584 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Eritrea ranks 86th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.