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Eritrea life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Eritrea ranks 142/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 67.2 years for males, 71.5 years for females, and 69.4 years for both sexes combined.

Eritrea life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 69.4 67.2 71.5
2025 69.2 67 71.2
2024 68.9 66.8 70.9
2023 68.6 66.5 70.7
2022 67.8 65.7 69.8
2021 66.9 64.8 69
2020 67 64.6 69.3
2019 67.3 65.2 69.4
2018 67 64.8 69
2017 66.6 64.5 68.7
2016 66.2 64.1 68.3
2015 65.9 63.9 67.9
2014 65.5 63.5 67.5
2013 65 63 67
2012 64.7 62.8 66.6
2011 64.2 62.3 66.1
2010 63.7 61.8 65.5
2009 63.2 61.4 65
2008 62.4 60.6 64.2
2007 62 60.2 63.7
2006 61.5 59.8 63.1
2005 60.6 58.9 62.3
2004 60.1 58.3 61.7
2003 59.5 57.7 61.2
2002 58.9 57.2 60.6
2001 58.4 56.7 60
2000 56.3 54.1 58.5
1999 44.5 37.1 54.6
1998 50 43.8 57.6
1997 56.2 54.6 57.7
1996 55.5 54.1 56.9
1995 54.8 53.4 56.2
1994 54 52.6 55.4
1993 53.2 51.8 54.6
1992 52.4 51 53.9
1991 50.5 48.2 52.8
1990 49.7 47.5 52
1989 47.8 45.1 50.6
1988 48.1 45.6 50.6
1987 47.4 44.8 50
1986 39.5 37.6 41.5
1985 38.6 36.4 40.9
1984 37.7 35.4 40
1983 37.2 35 39.5
1982 44.9 42.1 47.8
1981 45 42.5 47.5
1980 44.6 42.1 47.2
1979 43.8 41 46.7
1978 43.4 40.5 46.4
1977 43 40.1 46.1
1976 42.6 39.7 45.6
1975 39 36.4 41.8
1974 39 36.8 41.4
1973 41.1 39.2 43.2
1972 40.7 38.8 42.7
1971 41.5 39.5 43.6
1970 41.2 39.1 43.2
1969 40.8 38.8 42.9
1968 40.5 38.4 42.6
1967 40.2 38.1 42.3
1966 37.6 35.7 39.6
1965 39.6 37.5 41.7
1964 39.2 37.1 41.3
1963 38.8 36.8 40.9
1962 38.3 36.3 40.4
1961 37.9 35.9 40
1960 37.4 35.4 39.5
1959 37 34.9 39.1
1958 30.9 29.2 32.7
1957 30.4 28.7 32.2
1956 35.6 33.6 37.7
1955 35.2 33.2 37.2
1954 34.8 32.8 36.9
1953 34.4 32.4 36.4
1952 34 32 36
1951 33.6 31.7 35.7
1950 33.3 31.3 35.4

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Eritrea, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 53.7 years for men and 57.2 for women, with a combined average of 55.4 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 11.2 healthy years, 10.4 for males and 11.8 for females.

Eritrea life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Eritrea, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 44.0 Years

Mean expected age of death: 74.0 Years

Median expected age of death: 76.7 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 97.1% 96.5% 97.6%
50 92.7% 91.5% 93.9%
60 84.8% 82.3% 87.0%
65 78.2% 74.9% 81.1%
70 68.6% 64.5% 72.2%
75 55.4% 50.8% 59.4%
80 38.9% 34.5% 42.7%
85 21.5% 18.3% 24.4%
90 8.4% 6.6% 10.0%
95 2.0% 1.3% 2.5%
100 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 40.7% 45.3% 40.8%
99 38.8% 42.9% 38.6%
98 37.1% 41% 36.7%
97 35.4% 38.8% 34.7%
96 33.5% 36.5% 32.5%
95 31.4% 34.1% 30.3%
94 29.2% 31.6% 28.1%
93 27% 29.2% 26%
92 25% 27% 23.9%
91 23.1% 25% 22.1%
90 21.4% 23.2% 20.4%
89 19.9% 21.5% 18.9%
88 18.5% 19.9% 17.6%
87 17.1% 18.4% 16.3%
86 15.8% 17% 15%
85 14.5% 15.6% 13.8%
84 13.3% 14.2% 12.7%
83 12.1% 13% 11.6%
82 11% 11.8% 10.5%
81 10% 10.7% 9.52%
80 9.09% 9.77% 8.59%
79 8.24% 8.91% 7.75%
78 7.47% 8.12% 6.99%
77 6.77% 7.4% 6.31%
76 6.14% 6.75% 5.7%
75 5.57% 6.14% 5.16%
74 5.05% 5.58% 4.68%
73 4.58% 5.07% 4.23%
72 4.15% 4.6% 3.82%
71 3.75% 4.18% 3.44%
70 3.4% 3.8% 3.09%
69 3.08% 3.47% 2.78%
68 2.8% 3.17% 2.51%
67 2.55% 2.91% 2.27%
66 2.33% 2.68% 2.06%
65 2.13% 2.46% 1.87%
64 1.94% 2.26% 1.69%
63 1.77% 2.06% 1.53%
62 1.6% 1.87% 1.38%
61 1.44% 1.69% 1.24%
60 1.3% 1.53% 1.11%
59 1.18% 1.39% 1.01%
58 1.08% 1.27% 0.92%
57 1.01% 1.19% 0.86%
56 0.95% 1.12% 0.81%
55 0.91% 1.07% 0.77%
54 0.86% 1.02% 0.73%
53 0.82% 0.96% 0.69%
52 0.76% 0.9% 0.64%
51 0.7% 0.83% 0.59%
50 0.64% 0.76% 0.54%
49 0.59% 0.69% 0.49%
48 0.54% 0.63% 0.46%
47 0.5% 0.58% 0.43%
46 0.47% 0.55% 0.41%
45 0.46% 0.52% 0.39%
44 0.44% 0.5% 0.38%
43 0.43% 0.49% 0.37%
42 0.41% 0.47% 0.35%
41 0.39% 0.45% 0.33%
40 0.37% 0.42% 0.31%
39 0.35% 0.4% 0.29%
38 0.33% 0.38% 0.27%
37 0.31% 0.37% 0.25%
36 0.3% 0.36% 0.24%
35 0.29% 0.35% 0.23%
34 0.28% 0.34% 0.23%
33 0.28% 0.34% 0.22%
32 0.28% 0.33% 0.22%
31 0.27% 0.33% 0.22%
30 0.27% 0.32% 0.21%
29 0.26% 0.32% 0.21%
28 0.26% 0.31% 0.2%
27 0.25% 0.31% 0.2%
26 0.25% 0.3% 0.19%
25 0.24% 0.3% 0.18%
24 0.24% 0.3% 0.18%
23 0.24% 0.3% 0.17%
22 0.23% 0.3% 0.17%
21 0.23% 0.29% 0.16%
20 0.22% 0.28% 0.15%
19 0.2% 0.26% 0.15%
18 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
17 0.16% 0.2% 0.12%
16 0.14% 0.17% 0.11%
15 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
14 0.11% 0.13% 0.09%
13 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
12 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
11 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
10 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
9 0.12% 0.14% 0.1%
8 0.14% 0.16% 0.11%
7 0.15% 0.18% 0.13%
6 0.17% 0.2% 0.14%
5 0.18% 0.21% 0.15%
4 0.19% 0.22% 0.16%
3 0.19% 0.22% 0.16%
2 0.19% 0.21% 0.17%
1 0.19% 0.21% 0.17%
0 2.4% 2.77% 2.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Eritrea, the risk of dying is lowest at age 12 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 2.4% in the birth year, 0.27% at age 30, 1.3% at 60, and 9.09% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Eritrea never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 461 years — 359 for males and 645 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.9 101.8 101.9
99 101 100.8 101
98 100 99.9 100.1
97 99.1 98.9 99.2
96 98.3 98 98.3
95 97.4 97.2 97.5
94 96.5 96.3 96.6
93 95.7 95.5 95.8
92 94.9 94.7 95
91 94.1 93.9 94.2
90 93.4 93.1 93.5
89 92.6 92.3 92.7
88 91.8 91.6 92
87 91.1 90.8 91.3
86 90.4 90.1 90.5
85 89.7 89.4 89.8
84 89 88.7 89.2
83 88.3 88 88.5
82 87.7 87.4 87.9
81 87 86.7 87.3
80 86.5 86.1 86.7
79 85.9 85.5 86.1
78 85.3 85 85.6
77 84.8 84.4 85.1
76 84.3 83.9 84.6
75 83.8 83.4 84.1
74 83.3 82.9 83.7
73 82.9 82.4 83.2
72 82.4 81.9 82.8
71 82 81.5 82.4
70 81.6 81.1 82.1
69 81.3 80.7 81.7
68 80.9 80.3 81.4
67 80.6 79.9 81.1
66 80.2 79.6 80.8
65 79.9 79.2 80.5
64 79.6 78.9 80.2
63 79.3 78.6 80
62 79.1 78.3 79.7
61 78.8 78 79.5
60 78.6 77.7 79.3
59 78.4 77.5 79.1
58 78.1 77.2 78.9
57 77.9 77 78.7
56 77.7 76.8 78.5
55 77.5 76.5 78.4
54 77.3 76.3 78.2
53 77.1 76.1 78
52 77 75.9 77.9
51 76.8 75.7 77.7
50 76.6 75.5 77.6
49 76.4 75.3 77.4
48 76.3 75.1 77.3
47 76.1 75 77.2
46 76 74.8 77
45 75.9 74.7 76.9
44 75.7 74.5 76.8
43 75.6 74.4 76.7
42 75.5 74.2 76.5
41 75.3 74.1 76.4
40 75.2 73.9 76.3
39 75.1 73.8 76.2
38 75 73.6 76.1
37 74.8 73.5 76
36 74.7 73.4 75.9
35 74.6 73.2 75.8
34 74.5 73.1 75.7
33 74.4 73 75.6
32 74.3 72.8 75.5
31 74.2 72.7 75.4
30 74 72.6 75.3
29 73.9 72.4 75.2
28 73.8 72.3 75.2
27 73.7 72.2 75.1
26 73.6 72 75
25 73.5 71.9 74.9
24 73.3 71.7 74.8
23 73.2 71.6 74.7
22 73.1 71.5 74.6
21 73 71.3 74.5
20 72.9 71.2 74.4
19 72.8 71 74.4
18 72.7 70.9 74.3
17 72.6 70.8 74.2
16 72.5 70.7 74.1
15 72.4 70.6 74.1
14 72.4 70.6 74
13 72.3 70.5 74
12 72.2 70.4 73.9
11 72.2 70.4 73.9
10 72.1 70.3 73.8
9 72 70.2 73.8
8 72 70.1 73.7
7 71.9 70 73.6
6 71.7 69.9 73.5
5 71.6 69.7 73.4
4 71.5 69.6 73.3
3 71.4 69.4 73.2
2 71.2 69.3 73.1
1 71.1 69.1 73
0 69.4 67.2 71.5

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Eritrea, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 79.9 years, rising to 81.6 at 70, 83.8 at 75, and 86.5 at 80 — all higher than the 69.4 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Eritrea.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.21% 0.11% 0.28%
99 0.34% 0.18% 0.46%
98 0.54% 0.31% 0.72%
97 0.83% 0.51% 1.11%
96 1.25% 0.81% 1.64%
95 1.82% 1.22% 2.36%
94 2.57% 1.79% 3.28%
93 3.52% 2.52% 4.43%
92 4.7% 3.46% 5.82%
91 6.11% 4.61% 7.48%
90 7.77% 6% 9.4%
89 9.7% 7.64% 11.6%
88 11.9% 9.54% 14.1%
87 14.4% 11.7% 16.8%
86 17% 14.1% 19.8%
85 19.9% 16.7% 22.9%
84 23% 19.5% 26.3%
83 26.2% 22.4% 29.7%
82 29.4% 25.3% 33.2%
81 32.7% 28.4% 36.7%
80 36% 31.5% 40.1%
79 39.2% 34.5% 43.5%
78 42.4% 37.6% 46.8%
77 45.5% 40.6% 49.9%
76 48.4% 43.5% 52.9%
75 51.3% 46.4% 55.8%
74 54% 49.1% 58.5%
73 56.6% 51.7% 61.1%
72 59.1% 54.2% 63.5%
71 61.4% 56.6% 65.8%
70 63.5% 58.8% 67.9%
69 65.5% 61% 69.8%
68 67.4% 62.9% 71.6%
67 69.2% 64.8% 73.3%
66 70.8% 66.6% 74.8%
65 72.4% 68.3% 76.3%
64 73.8% 69.9% 77.6%
63 75.1% 71.4% 78.8%
62 76.4% 72.7% 79.9%
61 77.5% 74% 80.9%
60 78.5% 75.1% 81.8%
59 79.4% 76.2% 82.6%
58 80.3% 77.2% 83.4%
57 81.1% 78.1% 84.1%
56 81.9% 79% 84.8%
55 82.7% 79.8% 85.5%
54 83.4% 80.6% 86.1%
53 84.1% 81.4% 86.7%
52 84.7% 82.2% 87.3%
51 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
50 85.9% 83.5% 88.3%
49 86.4% 84.1% 88.7%
48 86.8% 84.6% 89.1%
47 87.3% 85.1% 89.5%
46 87.7% 85.6% 89.8%
45 88.1% 86% 90.2%
44 88.5% 86.5% 90.5%
43 88.9% 86.9% 90.9%
42 89.2% 87.3% 91.2%
41 89.6% 87.7% 91.5%
40 89.9% 88.1% 91.8%
39 90.2% 88.4% 92.1%
38 90.5% 88.8% 92.3%
37 90.8% 89.1% 92.5%
36 91.1% 89.4% 92.8%
35 91.3% 89.7% 93%
34 91.6% 90% 93.2%
33 91.8% 90.3% 93.4%
32 92.1% 90.6% 93.6%
31 92.3% 90.9% 93.8%
30 92.6% 91.2% 94%
29 92.8% 91.5% 94.2%
28 93.1% 91.8% 94.4%
27 93.3% 92.1% 94.6%
26 93.5% 92.4% 94.8%
25 93.8% 92.6% 94.9%
24 94% 92.9% 95.1%
23 94.2% 93.2% 95.3%
22 94.4% 93.5% 95.4%
21 94.7% 93.7% 95.6%
20 94.9% 94% 95.7%
19 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
18 95.2% 94.5% 96%
17 95.4% 94.7% 96.1%
16 95.5% 94.8% 96.2%
15 95.6% 95% 96.3%
14 95.7% 95.1% 96.4%
13 95.8% 95.2% 96.5%
12 95.9% 95.3% 96.6%
11 96% 95.4% 96.6%
10 96.1% 95.5% 96.7%
9 96.2% 95.7% 96.8%
8 96.4% 95.8% 96.9%
7 96.5% 96% 97.1%
6 96.7% 96.2% 97.2%
5 96.9% 96.4% 97.3%
4 97% 96.6% 97.5%
3 97.2% 96.8% 97.6%
2 97.4% 97% 97.8%
1 97.6% 97.2% 98%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Eritrea, 78.5% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 63.5% past 70, 36% past 80, 7.77% past 90, and only 0.21% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Death rate by age in Eritrea

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 0 0 11.5
99 131.1 79.3 176.8
98 198.9 128.1 265.5
97 294.6 198.5 384
96 419 294 535
95 572 416 715
94 750 565 922
93 952 738 1,150
92 1,173 933 1,394
91 1,411 1,151 1,652
90 1,665 1,388 1,921
89 1,930 1,641 2,195
88 2,197 1,902 2,468
87 2,455 2,157 2,729
86 2,693 2,393 2,967
85 2,898 2,599 3,170
84 3,061 2,767 3,329
83 3,179 2,896 3,435
82 3,250 2,987 3,488
81 3,279 3,045 3,490
80 3,271 3,074 3,446
79 3,231 3,076 3,368
78 3,166 3,053 3,266
77 3,079 3,006 3,147
76 2,973 2,936 3,018
75 2,854 2,847 2,881
74 2,729 2,741 2,737
73 2,593 2,623 2,584
72 2,450 2,496 2,425
71 2,303 2,366 2,262
70 2,157 2,237 2,100
69 2,016 2,113 1,944
68 1,885 1,996 1,798
67 1,763 1,887 1,663
66 1,650 1,784 1,540
65 1,542 1,683 1,424
64 1,435 1,580 1,313
63 1,328 1,473 1,205
62 1,221 1,362 1,100
61 1,117 1,252 1,000
60 1,021 1,148 910
59 937 1,057 832
58 869 983 769
57 817 926 721
56 778 884 685
55 748 852 656
54 719 821 629
53 687 786 599
52 647 742 562
51 601 690 521
50 553 635 479
49 506 581 439
48 467 535 406
47 437 498 382
46 416 470 365
45 401 450 354
44 390 435 346
43 378 422 336
42 365 407 323
41 349 391 307
40 330 374 287
39 312 357 266.7
38 295.1 341 248.3
37 281.6 329 233.3
36 271.6 320 222
35 265 314 214.5
34 260.7 310 209.7
33 257.6 306 206.9
32 254.8 303 204.9
31 251.6 298.4 202.9
30 247.8 293.4 200.3
29 243.5 288.3 196.8
28 239 284 192.2
27 234.7 281 186.6
26 230.8 279.5 180.4
25 227.6 279.4 174
24 224.9 280 168
23 222.4 280.2 162.8
22 219.1 278.4 158.1
21 214.1 272.8 153.7
20 205.9 261.7 148.4
19 193.2 243.8 141.2
18 176.3 219.8 131.4
17 156.1 191.9 119.4
16 135.7 164.1 106.5
15 117.4 139.8 94.4
14 103.4 121.5 84.7
13 94.8 110.4 78.7
12 91.7 106.4 76.7
11 94.4 109.5 78.8
10 102.4 119.2 85
9 115.2 134.8 94.9
8 131.5 154.6 107.6
7 148.6 175 121.5
6 164.2 192.7 134.8
5 175.6 204.6 145.8
4 182.4 209.9 154
3 185.3 210.1 159.8
2 185.9 207 164.1
1 185.4 202.6 167.7
0 2,403 2,771 2,024

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Eritrea, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 81 for both sexes combined, 79 for males, and 81 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 73.7 for men, 77 for women, and 75.5 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Eritrea's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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