Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 274 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Eritrea stood at 274. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Eritrea peaked at 1,741 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 274, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,741 | — |
| 1991 | 1,505 | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 1,303 | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 1,241 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1,180 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 1,120 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 1,055 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 982 | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 912 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 1,290 | +41.4% |
| 2000 | 912 | -29.3% |
| 2001 | 751 | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 716 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 680 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 641 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 601 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 558 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 517 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 487 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 464 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 446 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 433 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 419 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 405 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 391 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 377 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 364 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 353 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 340 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 328 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 315 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 304 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 293 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 284 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 274 | -3.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 274 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,078, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 274 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,087, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +41.4% | 912 | 1,290 |
| 2000 | -29.3% | 1,290 | 912 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,233 | 912 | 1,741 | 10 |
| 2000s | 632.7 | 464 | 912 | 10 |
| 2010s | 385.6 | 328 | 446 | 10 |
| 2020s | 294 | 274 | 315 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 85 Dominican Republic 280 compare
- 86 France 277 compare
- 86 United Kingdom 277 compare
- 89 Namibia 273 compare
- 90 Gabon 271 compare
- 91 Azerbaijan 233 compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Eritrea?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Eritrea was 274 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,741 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 274 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Eritrea ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years