Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0123 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Eritrea is 0.0123 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0463 units per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Eritrea ranks 91st 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0425 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0123 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.055 units per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0123 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 0.032 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 88 British Virgin Islands 0.0133 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Samoa 0.0133 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 0.0132 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Israel 0.0122 units per square kilometre compare
- 93 Uzbekistan 0.0121 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Fiji 0.0117 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0123 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0463 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female 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 under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female 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 under-five deaths, female 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.