Number of infant deaths, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of infant deaths, female was 1,046 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Eritrea, 1976–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 1,046 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Eritrea peaked at 5,110 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,046, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 86th of 197 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.
Number of infant deaths, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2,674 | — |
| 1977 | 2,705 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2,728 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 2,760 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2,803 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 2,857 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2,911 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 5,074 | +74.3% |
| 1984 | 5,085 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 5,110 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 3,011 | -41.1% |
| 1987 | 3,035 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 3,037 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 3,017 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 2,961 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 2,871 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 2,558 | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 2,253 | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 2,207 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2,139 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 2,176 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 2,167 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,014 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 2,228 | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 1,800 | -19.2% |
| 2001 | 1,729 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1,707 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,708 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,727 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,743 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,711 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,657 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,598 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1,574 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,550 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,509 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,464 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,413 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,366 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1,304 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1,244 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1,196 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,157 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1,133 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,110 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,087 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1,074 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,056 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1,046 | -0.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1,046 is below the median for low income countries, which is 13,991, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1,046 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,972, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +74.3% | 2,911 | 5,074 |
| 1986 | -41.1% | 5,110 | 3,011 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,717 | 2,674 | 2,760 | 4 |
| 1980s | 3,594 | 2,803 | 5,110 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,357 | 2,014 | 2,961 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,695 | 1,574 | 1,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,334 | 1,133 | 1,550 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,075 | 1,046 | 1,110 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Eritrea?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Eritrea was 1,046 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,110 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,046 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Eritrea ranks 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.