Eritrea - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy falls in Eritrea

In 2021 the life expectancy in Eritrea decreased to 66.54 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 68.66 years and for men 64.35 years.

Eritrea’s position was held this year in position 140th with respect to the ranking of 194 we publish life expectancy.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Eritrea over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 67.13 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 64.4 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Eritrea. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Eritrea in Eritrean economy.

Eritrea - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2021	68.66	64.35	66.54
2020	69.34	64.86	67.13
2019	69.31	65.22	67.30
2018	69.12	64.95	67.07
2017	68.53	64.55	66.58
2016	68.30	64.21	66.29
2015	67.98	64.02	66.03
2014	67.59	63.56	65.60
2013	66.90	63.18	65.07
2012	66.66	62.97	64.84
2011	66.33	62.43	64.40
2010	65.55	61.98	63.79
2009	65.08	61.53	63.33
2008	64.19	60.91	62.57
2007	63.78	60.40	62.12
2006	63.27	59.91	61.61
2005	62.38	58.78	60.60
2004	61.54	58.22	59.90
2003	61.15	57.62	59.41
2002	60.45	57.13	58.81
2001	59.99	56.56	58.30
2000	58.38	53.82	56.11
1999	54.19	35.83	43.40
1998	57.48	42.54	49.16
1997	57.81	54.81	56.31
1996	57.15	54.36	55.76
1995	56.19	53.62	54.91
1994	55.45	52.73	54.10
1993	54.54	51.91	53.23
1992	53.86	51.06	52.47
1991	52.75	48.48	50.61
1990	51.87	47.69	49.77
1989	50.51	45.24	47.83
1988	50.55	45.56	48.02
1987	49.93	44.83	47.33
1986	49.33	44.88	47.08
1985	48.85	43.55	46.15
1984	48.41	43.25	45.78
1983	47.94	42.80	45.32
1982	47.60	42.24	44.86
1981	47.22	42.66	44.91
1980	47.01	42.24	44.59
1979	46.87	41.23	43.97
1978	46.48	40.80	43.56
1977	46.28	40.27	43.18
1976	45.66	39.85	42.66
1975	45.19	39.49	42.24
1974	44.66	39.94	42.24
1973	44.17	40.38	42.25
1972	43.79	39.96	41.85
1971	43.44	39.58	41.48
1970	43.08	39.16	41.09
1969	42.68	38.82	40.72
1968	42.46	38.37	40.38
1967	42.18	38.07	40.09
1966	41.90	37.92	39.88
1965	41.59	37.58	39.55
1964	41.34	37.21	39.24
1963	40.88	36.74	38.77
1962	40.53	36.33	38.39
1961	40.08	35.93	37.97
1960	39.65	35.42	37.50

Eritrea - Life expectancy at birth