Eritrea - Life expectancy at birth 2008

Life expectancy improves in Eritrea

In 2008 the life expectancy in Eritrea increased to 62.57 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 64.19 years and for men 60.91 years.

Eritrea’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 147th in 2007 to 146th in 2008.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Eritrea over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2007, when it was 62.12 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1998, when it was 49.16 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
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