Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0161 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, 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, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea is 0.0161 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 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0564 units per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0161 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0499 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0446 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 0.029 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0161 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.067 units per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0161 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | 0.0446 units per square kilometre | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | 0.04 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 88 Central African Republic 0.0175 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Uzbekistan 0.0169 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 0.0167 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Fiji 0.0151 units per square kilometre compare
- 93 Israel 0.015 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 British Virgin Islands 0.0133 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, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0161 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0564 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0161 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 under-five deaths, male, 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, 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 under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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 under-five 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.