Number of infant deaths, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of infant deaths, male was 1,422 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of infant deaths, male in Eritrea stood at 1,422. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Eritrea peaked at 6,206 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,422, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3,556 | — |
| 1977 | 3,606 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 3,640 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 3,691 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 3,748 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 3,821 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 3,901 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 6,138 | +57.3% |
| 1984 | 6,159 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 6,206 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 4,069 | -34.4% |
| 1987 | 4,122 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 4,123 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,101 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 4,024 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 3,909 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3,485 | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 3,076 | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 3,014 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2,935 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2,995 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,992 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,780 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 2,959 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 2,487 | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 2,390 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2,359 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2,352 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,379 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,397 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,347 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,268 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2,187 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2,159 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,122 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2,066 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,008 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1,932 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,868 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1,788 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,700 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,639 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,584 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,545 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,511 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,487 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,460 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,436 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1,422 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,623 | 3,556 | 3,691 | 4 |
| 1980s | 4,639 | 3,748 | 6,206 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,217 | 2,780 | 4,024 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,332 | 2,159 | 2,487 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,825 | 1,545 | 2,122 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,463 | 1,422 | 1,511 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 1,536 compare
- 82 Gambia 1,525 compare
- 83 Equatorial Guinea 1,471 compare
- 85 Saudi Arabia 1,384 compare
- 86 Palestine 1,335 compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 1,271 compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Eritrea?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Eritrea was 1,422 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, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,206 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,422 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Eritrea ranks 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.