Children died before five per woman in Eritrea
Eritrea: Children died before five per woman was 0.1238 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Eritrea, 1969–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.1238 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Eritrea peaked at 1.89 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1238, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 47th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1.42 | — |
| 1970 | 1.42 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.41 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.39 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.38 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.45 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.68 | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 1.39 | -17.2% |
| 1977 | 1.36 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.33 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.32 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.29 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.27 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.26 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.89 | +50.2% |
| 1984 | 1.85 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.81 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.15 | -36.3% |
| 1987 | 1.11 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.03 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9725 | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9132 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8533 | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.792 | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7349 | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6802 | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6267 | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5788 | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5352 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6079 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4603 | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4303 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4046 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3795 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3552 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.333 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3157 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2985 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2824 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2669 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2524 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.239 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2267 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2154 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2053 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1955 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1863 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1781 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1699 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1619 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1539 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1463 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1365 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.13 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1238 | -4.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.1238 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.1238 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman 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 | +50.2% | 1.26 | 1.89 |
| 1986 | -36.3% | 1.81 | 1.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.41 | 1.32 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 | 1.03 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7295 | 0.5352 | 0.9725 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3526 | 0.2669 | 0.4603 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2031 | 0.1619 | 0.2524 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1381 | 0.1238 | 0.1539 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,801 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 47.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 153.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 4,140 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Eritrea?
- Children died before five per woman in Eritrea was 0.1238 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 in 1983.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1238 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for children died before five per woman?
- Eritrea ranks 47th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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