Eritrea - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Eritrea was 3,082 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,445 in 1986 and a minimum value of 3,082 in 2020.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 8,371 |
| 1976 | 8,414 |
| 1977 | 8,479 |
| 1978 | 8,563 |
| 1979 | 8,671 |
| 1980 | 8,804 |
| 1981 | 8,946 |
| 1982 | 9,097 |
| 1983 | 9,242 |
| 1984 | 9,360 |
| 1985 | 9,435 |
| 1986 | 9,445 |
| 1987 | 9,367 |
| 1988 | 9,184 |
| 1989 | 8,896 |
| 1990 | 8,502 |
| 1991 | 8,000 |
| 1992 | 7,418 |
| 1993 | 6,798 |
| 1994 | 6,180 |
| 1995 | 5,609 |
| 1996 | 5,125 |
| 1997 | 4,746 |
| 1998 | 4,474 |
| 1999 | 4,302 |
| 2000 | 4,223 |
| 2001 | 4,224 |
| 2002 | 4,283 |
| 2003 | 4,370 |
| 2004 | 4,463 |
| 2005 | 4,549 |
| 2006 | 4,605 |
| 2007 | 4,616 |
| 2008 | 4,583 |
| 2009 | 4,514 |
| 2010 | 4,410 |
| 2011 | 4,275 |
| 2012 | 4,119 |
| 2013 | 3,962 |
| 2014 | 3,811 |
| 2015 | 3,668 |
| 2016 | 3,532 |
| 2017 | 3,406 |
| 2018 | 3,290 |
| 2019 | 3,184 |
| 2020 | 3,082 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Eritrea was 4,094 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,351 in 1986 and a minimum value of 4,094 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 14,227 |
| 1980 | 14,416 |
| 1981 | 14,619 |
| 1982 | 14,834 |
| 1983 | 15,044 |
| 1984 | 15,215 |
| 1985 | 15,330 |
| 1986 | 15,351 |
| 1987 | 15,242 |
| 1988 | 14,970 |
| 1989 | 14,528 |
| 1990 | 13,914 |
| 1991 | 13,116 |
| 1992 | 12,178 |
| 1993 | 11,165 |
| 1994 | 10,131 |
| 1995 | 9,150 |
| 1996 | 8,286 |
| 1997 | 7,574 |
| 1998 | 7,018 |
| 1999 | 6,617 |
| 2000 | 6,361 |
| 2001 | 6,235 |
| 2002 | 6,206 |
| 2003 | 6,242 |
| 2004 | 6,312 |
| 2005 | 6,388 |
| 2006 | 6,439 |
| 2007 | 6,440 |
| 2008 | 6,389 |
| 2009 | 6,293 |
| 2010 | 6,151 |
| 2011 | 5,962 |
| 2012 | 5,738 |
| 2013 | 5,503 |
| 2014 | 5,270 |
| 2015 | 5,042 |
| 2016 | 4,824 |
| 2017 | 4,618 |
| 2018 | 4,428 |
| 2019 | 4,257 |
| 2020 | 4,094 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Eritrea was 1,842 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,559 in 1986 and a minimum value of 1,842 in 2020.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1978 | 3,314 |
| 1979 | 3,345 |
| 1980 | 3,373 |
| 1981 | 3,403 |
| 1982 | 3,439 |
| 1983 | 3,481 |
| 1984 | 3,525 |
| 1985 | 3,554 |
| 1986 | 3,559 |
| 1987 | 3,527 |
| 1988 | 3,450 |
| 1989 | 3,339 |
| 1990 | 3,202 |
| 1991 | 3,043 |
| 1992 | 2,869 |
| 1993 | 2,687 |
| 1994 | 2,508 |
| 1995 | 2,345 |
| 1996 | 2,210 |
| 1997 | 2,115 |
| 1998 | 2,063 |
| 1999 | 2,056 |
| 2000 | 2,086 |
| 2001 | 2,150 |
| 2002 | 2,239 |
| 2003 | 2,334 |
| 2004 | 2,432 |
| 2005 | 2,513 |
| 2006 | 2,574 |
| 2007 | 2,600 |
| 2008 | 2,601 |
| 2009 | 2,565 |
| 2010 | 2,510 |
| 2011 | 2,438 |
| 2012 | 2,361 |
| 2013 | 2,279 |
| 2014 | 2,204 |
| 2015 | 2,130 |
| 2016 | 2,066 |
| 2017 | 2,000 |
| 2018 | 1,941 |
| 2019 | 1,891 |
| 2020 | 1,842 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
