Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Eritrea

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Eritrea was 68.62 years. A difference of +0.83 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Eritrea were 66.51 years and 70.66 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

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 recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Eritrea (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Eritrea (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	37.44	35.4	39.55
1961	37.91	35.87	40.01
1962	38.35	36.31	40.45
1963	38.83	36.82	40.91
1964	39.18	37.15	41.29
1965	39.58	37.54	41.67
1966	37.63	35.75	39.58
1967	40.15	38.06	42.32
1968	40.48	38.42	42.62
1969	40.79	38.76	42.89
1970	41.16	39.15	43.24
1971	41.53	39.54	43.58
1972	40.72	38.79	42.72
1973	41.13	39.17	43.15
1974	39	36.76	41.36
1975	39.03	36.43	41.82
1976	42.59	39.74	45.64
1977	42.98	40.11	46.05
1978	43.38	40.5	46.44
1979	43.78	40.98	46.74
1980	44.63	42.12	47.23
1981	44.97	42.51	47.53
1982	44.89	42.12	47.8
1983	37.17	34.96	39.5
1984	37.68	35.45	40.02
1985	38.59	36.4	40.87
1986	39.54	37.63	41.5
1987	47.36	44.83	49.98
1988	48.09	45.64	50.62
1989	47.8	45.13	50.57
1990	49.73	47.47	52.03
1991	50.52	48.23	52.82
1992	52.44	50.97	53.89
1993	53.19	51.78	54.58
1994	54.03	52.64	55.4
1995	54.82	53.43	56.19
1996	55.5	54.07	56.92
1997	56.16	54.62	57.68
1998	50	43.78	57.56
1999	44.51	37.13	54.63
2000	56.29	54.05	58.49
2001	58.36	56.69	59.97
2002	58.94	57.23	60.61
2003	59.46	57.68	61.19
2004	60.06	58.34	61.74
2005	60.63	58.88	62.34
2006	61.46	59.76	63.12
2007	62	60.24	63.7
2008	62.42	60.57	64.22
2009	63.2	61.39	64.97
2010	63.67	61.8	65.49
2011	64.23	62.33	66.08
2012	64.7	62.76	66.58
2013	65.01	63	66.96
2014	65.52	63.51	67.46
2015	65.91	63.86	67.9
2016	66.24	64.13	68.28
2017	66.61	64.49	68.66
2018	66.98	64.85	69.04
2019	67.31	65.17	69.36
2020	66.98	64.63	69.26
2021	66.94	64.83	68.98
2022	67.79	65.67	69.83
2023	68.62	66.51	70.66