Eritrea - Life expectancy at birth 1998

Life expectancy decreases in Eritrea

In 1998 the life expectancy in Eritrea decreased to 49.16 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 57.48 years and for men 42.54 years.

Eritrea’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 153th in 1997 to 175th in 1998.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Eritrea over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1997, when it was 56.31 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 1988, when it was 48.02 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
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