Eritrea - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 51.30
2010 46.52
2015 42.21
2019 38.64

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 11.99
2010 10.66
2015 11.21
2019 11.88

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 36.71
2010 42.82
2015 46.57
2019 49.48

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Eritrea was 24.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 24.30 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 26.60
2001 26.20
2002 26.20
2003 25.40
2004 25.80
2005 26.00
2006 26.10
2007 25.90
2008 26.20
2009 25.90
2010 25.70
2011 25.50
2012 25.40
2013 25.30
2014 25.10
2015 25.10
2016 24.90
2017 24.70
2018 24.60
2019 24.30

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Eritrea was 29.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 39.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 29.50 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 39.10
2001 38.00
2002 37.40
2003 36.30
2004 36.10
2005 35.70
2006 35.50
2007 35.00
2008 34.90
2009 34.30
2010 33.70
2011 33.30
2012 32.70
2013 32.20
2014 31.70
2015 31.40
2016 30.80
2017 30.30
2018 30.10
2019 29.50

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Eritrea was 26.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 26.80 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 32.90
2001 32.10
2002 31.80
2003 30.80
2004 30.90
2005 30.80
2006 30.70
2007 30.30
2008 30.40
2009 30.00
2010 29.60
2011 29.30
2012 28.90
2013 28.60
2014 28.30
2015 28.10
2016 27.70
2017 27.40
2018 27.20
2019 26.80

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 150.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 201.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 173.70

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Eritrea was 3.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.30 in 2002 and a minimum value of 3.10 in 2017.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 4.30
2001 4.30
2002 4.30
2003 4.00
2004 4.10
2005 4.00
2006 4.00
2007 4.00
2008 4.00
2009 4.00
2010 3.90
2011 3.80
2012 3.60
2013 3.60
2014 3.40
2015 3.30
2016 3.30
2017 3.10
2018 3.20
2019 3.30

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Eritrea was 2.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.60 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 2017.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.40
2001 2.50
2002 2.60
2003 2.40
2004 2.60
2005 2.50
2006 2.50
2007 2.50
2008 2.60
2009 2.60
2010 2.60
2011 2.50
2012 2.30
2013 2.30
2014 2.20
2015 2.10
2016 2.10
2017 2.00
2018 2.10
2019 2.20

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Eritrea was 4.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.10 in 2001 and a minimum value of 4.10 in 2017.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 6.10
2001 6.10
2002 6.00
2003 5.60
2004 5.70
2005 5.50
2006 5.50
2007 5.40
2008 5.50
2009 5.30
2010 5.30
2011 5.10
2012 4.90
2013 4.80
2014 4.60
2015 4.50
2016 4.50
2017 4.10
2018 4.40
2019 4.30

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Eritrea was 5.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.20 in 2008 and a minimum value of 5.20 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 6.10
2001 5.90
2002 5.90
2003 5.50
2004 5.60
2005 5.70
2006 5.90
2007 5.80
2008 6.20
2009 6.10
2010 5.90
2011 5.80
2012 5.70
2013 5.60
2014 5.50
2015 5.50
2016 5.40
2017 5.40
2018 5.30
2019 5.20

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Eritrea was 16.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 16.60 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 22.90
2001 22.10
2002 21.60
2003 20.20
2004 20.40
2005 20.40
2006 20.50
2007 20.10
2008 20.40
2009 19.90
2010 19.50
2011 19.20
2012 18.80
2013 18.40
2014 18.00
2015 17.80
2016 17.50
2017 17.30
2018 17.20
2019 16.60

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Eritrea was 10.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 10.90 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 14.50
2001 14.00
2002 13.70
2003 12.80
2004 13.00
2005 13.10
2006 13.20
2007 12.90
2008 13.30
2009 13.00
2010 12.70
2011 12.50
2012 12.30
2013 12.00
2014 11.70
2015 11.60
2016 11.50
2017 11.30
2018 11.30
2019 10.90

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Eritrea was 37.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.90 in 2019 and a minimum value of 31.30 in 2000.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 31.30
2001 31.90
2002 32.80
2003 33.30
2004 33.50
2005 33.90
2006 33.70
2007 33.80
2008 33.90
2009 34.00
2010 34.00
2011 33.60
2012 33.70
2013 34.50
2014 35.00
2015 36.90
2016 37.20
2017 36.90
2018 37.40
2019 37.90

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 45.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors