Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0119 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0119 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0305 units per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Eritrea ranks 93rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0298 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0296 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0294 units per square kilometre | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 90 Morocco 0.0122 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Fiji 0.0121 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Israel 0.012 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0115 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Azerbaijan 0.0114 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Kuwait 0.0109 units per square kilometre compare
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, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0119 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0305 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 93rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.