Life Expectancy of Eritrea
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Eritrea was 66.54 years in 2021, a difference of -0.59 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Eritrea were 64.35 years and 68.66 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Eritrea for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Eritrea (Years)
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Male
Female
Life Expectancy of Eritrea (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 37.50 35.42 39.65
1961 37.97 35.93 40.08
1962 38.39 36.33 40.53
1963 38.77 36.74 40.88
1964 39.24 37.21 41.34
1965 39.55 37.58 41.59
1966 39.88 37.92 41.90
1967 40.09 38.07 42.18
1968 40.38 38.37 42.46
1969 40.72 38.82 42.68
1970 41.09 39.16 43.08
1971 41.48 39.58 43.44
1972 41.85 39.96 43.79
1973 42.25 40.38 44.17
1974 42.24 39.94 44.66
1975 42.24 39.49 45.19
1976 42.66 39.85 45.66
1977 43.18 40.27 46.28
1978 43.56 40.80 46.48
1979 43.97 41.23 46.87
1980 44.59 42.24 47.01
1981 44.91 42.66 47.22
1982 44.86 42.24 47.60
1983 45.32 42.80 47.94
1984 45.78 43.25 48.41
1985 46.15 43.55 48.85
1986 47.08 44.88 49.33
1987 47.33 44.83 49.93
1988 48.02 45.56 50.55
1989 47.83 45.24 50.51
1990 49.77 47.69 51.87
1991 50.61 48.48 52.75
1992 52.47 51.06 53.86
1993 53.23 51.91 54.54
1994 54.10 52.73 55.45
1995 54.91 53.62 56.19
1996 55.76 54.36 57.15
1997 56.31 54.81 57.81
1998 49.16 42.54 57.48
1999 43.40 35.83 54.19
2000 56.11 53.82 58.38
2001 58.30 56.56 59.99
2002 58.81 57.13 60.45
2003 59.41 57.62 61.15
2004 59.90 58.22 61.54
2005 60.60 58.78 62.38
2006 61.61 59.91 63.27
2007 62.12 60.40 63.78
2008 62.57 60.91 64.19
2009 63.33 61.53 65.08
2010 63.79 61.98 65.55
2011 64.40 62.43 66.33
2012 64.84 62.97 66.66
2013 65.07 63.18 66.90
2014 65.60 63.56 67.59
2015 66.03 64.02 67.98
2016 66.29 64.21 68.30
2017 66.58 64.55 68.53
2018 67.07 64.95 69.11
2019 67.30 65.22 69.31
2020 67.13 64.86 69.34
2021 66.54 64.35 68.66