Under-five mortality rate

38.1 (deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2021

In 2021, child mortality rate for Eritrea was 38.1 deaths per 1,000 live births. Between 2002 and 2021, child mortality rate of Eritrea was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 77.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2002 to 38.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021.

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Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.

Date Value Change, %
2021 38.1 -3.05%
2020 39.3 -3.20%
2019 40.6 -3.10%
2018 41.9 -3.46%
2017 43.4 -3.34%
2016 44.9 -3.23%
2015 46.4 -3.53%
2014 48.1 -3.41%
2013 49.8 -3.30%
2012 51.5 -3.38%
2011 53.3 -3.44%
2010 55.2