Eritrea - Life Expectancy 2017
66.6
+0.4 from 2016
Eritrea's life expectancy was 66.6 in 2017, increased +0.4 from 66.2 in 2016. This was the 164th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 85.9 | 0.3% |
| 2nd | San Marino | 84.9 | 0.2% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 84.7 | 0.6% |
| 4th | Andorra | 84.4 | -0.2% |
| 5th | Japan | 84.1 | 0.1% |
| 6th | Liechtenstein | 83.7 | 1.8% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 83.6 | -0.1% |
| 8th | Macao SAR, China | 83.5 | 0.3% |
| 9th | Spain | 83.3 | -0.1% |
| 10th | Singapore | 83.1 | 0.3% |
| 11th | Italy | 82.9 | -0.4% |
| 12th | Gibraltar | 82.9 | 0.1% |
| 13th | French Polynesia | 82.8 | 0.3% |
| 14th | Iceland | 82.7 | 0.6% |
| 15th | Korea | 82.6 | 0.4% |
| 16th | Norway | 82.6 | 0.2% |
| 17th | France | 82.6 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Israel | 82.6 | 0.2% |
| 19th | Australia | 82.5 | 0.1% |
| 20th | Qatar | 82.5 | 0.4% |
| 21st | Sweden | 82.4 | 0.1% |
| 22nd | United Arab Emirates | 82.4 | 0.2% |
| 23rd | Malta | 82.3 | -0.1% |
| 24th | Ireland | 82.2 | 0.6% |
| 25th | Faroe Islands | 82.1 | 0.2% |
| 26th | Luxembourg | 82.1 | -0.7% |
| 27th | New Zealand | 81.9 | 0.2% |
| 28th | Canada | 81.8 | -0.2% |
| 29th | Netherlands | 81.8 | 0.2% |
| 30th | Austria | 81.6 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Finland | 81.6 | 0.2% |
| 32nd | Cyprus | 81.5 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Belgium | 81.5 | 0.1% |
| 34th | Portugal | 81.4 | 0.4% |
| 35th | Greece | 81.3 | -0.1% |
| 36th | United Kingdom | 81.3 | 0.1% |
| 37th | Denmark | 81.1 | 0.3% |
| 38th | Slovenia | 81.0 | -0.2% |
| 39th | Channel Islands | 81.0 | -0.2% |
| 40th | Germany | 81.0 | 0.0% |
| 41st | European Union | 80.9 | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Bermuda | 80.7 | 0.3% |
| 43rd | Chile | 80.6 | 0.4% |
| 44th | Isle of Man | 80.5 | 0.1% |
| 45th | Bahrain | 80.4 | 0.0% |
| 46th | Costa Rica | 80.0 | 0.0% |
| 47th | Kuwait | 79.9 | 0.3% |
| 48th | Oman | 79.7 | 0.2% |
| 49th | Virgin Islands (US) | 79.4 | 0.3% |
| 50th | Maldives | 79.2 | 0.4% |
| 51st | Puerto Rico (US) | 79.1 | -1.6% |
| 52nd | Czechia | 79.0 | -0.1% |
| 53rd | Albania | 78.9 | 0.3% |
| 54th | St. Martin (French part) | 78.8 | -1.4% |
| 55th | Saudi Arabia | 78.7 | 0.5% |
| 56th | Cayman Islands | 78.6 | 0.3% |
| 57th | United States | 78.5 | 0.0% |
| 58th | Lebanon | 78.2 | -0.1% |
| 59th | Estonia | 78.1 | 0.6% |
| 60th | Panama | 77.9 | 0.2% |
| 61st | Poland | 77.8 | -0.1% |
| 62nd | Croatia | 77.7 | -0.3% |
| 63rd | Uruguay | 77.6 | 0.3% |
| 64th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 77.5 | 0.1% |
| 65th | New Caledonia | 77.5 | 0.2% |
| 66th | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.5 | 0.1% |
| 67th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.4 | 0.3% |
| 68th | Cuba | 77.3 | -0.3% |
| 69th | China | 77.2 | 0.0% |
| 70th | Slovak Republic | 77.2 | 0.0% |
| 71st | Kosovo | 77.1 | 0.5% |
| 72nd | Türkiye | 77.0 | 0.6% |
| 73rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.0 | 0.1% |
| 74th | Thailand | 77.0 | 0.3% |
| 75th | Montenegro | 76.7 | 0.2% |
| 76th | Argentina | 76.5 | 0.6% |
| 77th | Guam | 76.5 | 0.0% |
| 78th | Curaçao | 76.4 | 0.1% |
| 79th | Colombia | 76.4 | 0.2% |
| 80th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 76.4 | 0.3% |
| 81st | Sri Lanka | 76.2 | 0.1% |
| 82nd | Barbados | 76.2 | 0.1% |
| 83rd | Ecuador | 76.2 | 0.2% |
| 84th | Jordan | 76.1 | 0.7% |
| 85th | Peru | 76.0 | 0.0% |
| 86th | North Macedonia | 76.0 | 0.7% |
| 87th | Hungary | 75.8 | -0.3% |
| 88th | British Virgin Islands | 75.7 | -1.2% |
| 89th | Aruba | 75.6 | 0.1% |
| 90th | Malaysia | 75.5 | 0.2% |
| 91st | Serbia | 75.5 | -0.2% |
| 92nd | Lithuania | 75.5 | 1.1% |
| 93rd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 75.5 | -0.7% |
| 94th | Algeria | 75.4 | 0.2% |
| 95th | Brazil | 75.4 | 0.4% |
| 96th | Armenia | 75.2 | 0.5% |
| 97th | West Bank and Gaza | 75.2 | 0.4% |
| 98th | Romania | 75.2 | 0.0% |
| 99th | Tunisia | 75.2 | 0.2% |
| 100th | Grenada | 75.0 | 0.0% |
| 101st | Brunei Darussalam | 74.9 | 0.1% |
| 102nd | Bulgaria | 74.8 | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Cabo Verde | 74.7 | 0.5% |
| 104th | Latvia | 74.6 | 0.1% |
| 105th | Mauritius | 74.5 | 0.2% |
| 106th | Seychelles | 74.3 | 0.0% |
| 107th | Mexico | 74.3 | -0.2% |
| 108th | Belarus | 74.1 | 0.4% |
| 109th | Bahamas, The | 74.0 | 0.0% |
| 110th | Viet Nam | 74.0 | 0.1% |
| 111th | Ukraine | 74.0 | 0.8% |
| 112th | Morocco | 73.6 | 0.5% |
| 113th | Paraguay | 73.5 | -0.1% |
| 114th | Georgia | 73.4 | 0.4% |
| 115th | Nicaragua | 73.4 | 0.3% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 73.4 | 0.7% |
| 117th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 73.0 | 0.1% |
| 118th | Kazakhstan | 73.0 | 0.6% |
| 119th | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.0 | 0.1% |
| 120th | American Samoa | 72.8 | 0.2% |
| 121st | Libya | 72.7 | 1.3% |
| 122nd | Azerbaijan | 72.7 | 0.2% |
| 123rd | St. Lucia | 72.5 | 0.0% |
| 124th | Russian Federation | 72.5 | 1.1% |
| 125th | Tonga | 72.1 | 0.2% |
| 126th | Belize | 72.1 | 0.3% |
| 127th | Greenland | 71.9 | 0.1% |
| 128th | Jamaica | 71.9 | -0.2% |
| 129th | Honduras | 71.8 | 0.3% |
| 130th | Uzbekistan | 71.7 | 0.2% |
| 131st | Bangladesh | 71.6 | 0.7% |
| 132nd | Guatemala | 71.6 | 0.5% |
| 133rd | Bhutan | 71.4 | 0.4% |
| 134th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 71.3 | 0.1% |
| 135th | Suriname | 71.2 | 0.4% |
| 136th | Kyrgyz Republic | 71.2 | 0.4% |
| 137th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.0 | 0.4% |
| 138th | El Salvador | 71.0 | 0.1% |
| 139th | Samoa | 71.0 | 0.0% |
| 140th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 70.7 | 0.4% |
| 141st | Mongolia | 70.5 | 0.5% |
| 142nd | Tajikistan | 70.5 | 0.8% |
| 143rd | Vanuatu | 70.5 | 0.1% |
| 144th | Moldova | 70.4 | 0.3% |
| 145th | India | 70.1 | 0.5% |
| 146th | Philippines | 70.0 | 0.7% |
| 147th | Indonesia | 70.0 | 0.3% |
| 148th | Cambodia | 69.8 | 0.3% |
| 149th | Iraq | 69.8 | 1.6% |
| 150th | Solomon Islands | 69.7 | 0.2% |
| 151st | Turkmenistan | 69.2 | 0.1% |
| 152nd | Palau | 69.0 | 0.0% |
| 153rd | Nepal | 68.7 | 0.4% |
| 154th | Dominica | 68.6 | -3.6% |
| 155th | Guyana | 68.5 | 0.7% |
| 156th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.5 | 0.2% |
| 157th | Lao PDR | 67.3 | 0.5% |
| 158th | Yemen, Republic of | 67.1 | 0.0% |
| 159th | Mauritania | 67.1 | 0.4% |
| 160th | São Tomé and Principe | 67.1 | 0.8% |
| 161st | Fiji | 67.1 | 0.6% |
| 162nd | Senegal | 67.1 | 0.5% |
| 163rd | Gabon | 66.8 | 0.3% |
| 164th | Eritrea | 66.6 | 0.6% |
| 165th | Pakistan | 66.2 | 0.4% |
| 166th | Rwanda | 66.1 | 0.6% |
| 167th | Myanmar | 65.9 | 0.4% |
| 168th | Timor-Leste | 65.9 | 0.4% |
| 169th | Kiribati | 65.8 | 0.0% |
| 170th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 65.8 | 0.3% |
| 171st | Tuvalu | 65.7 | 0.3% |
| 172nd | Marshall Islands | 65.7 | 0.3% |
| 173rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 65.7 | 0.7% |
| 174th | South Africa | 65.4 | 1.0% |
| 175th | Botswana | 65.4 | 1.7% |
| 176th | Uganda | 65.2 | 1.1% |
| 177th | Sudan | 65.1 | 0.7% |
| 178th | Comoros | 65.1 | 0.5% |
| 179th | Tanzania | 65.0 | 0.9% |
| 180th | Papua New Guinea | 64.9 | 0.3% |
| 181st | Congo, Republic of | 64.2 | 0.5% |
| 182nd | Malawi | 63.9 | 1.2% |
| 183rd | Haiti | 63.8 | 0.8% |
| 184th | Ghana | 63.8 | 0.5% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 63.7 | 0.6% |
| 186th | Gambia, The | 63.7 | 0.5% |
| 187th | Madagascar | 63.4 | 0.0% |
| 188th | Kenya | 62.7 | 0.3% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | 62.4 | -0.4% |
| 190th | Angola | 62.1 | 0.8% |
| 191st | Namibia | 61.7 | 1.4% |
| 192nd | Zambia | 61.6 | 0.7% |
| 193rd | Equatorial Guinea | 61.5 | 0.7% |
| 194th | Burundi | 61.3 | 0.9% |
| 195th | Guinea-Bissau | 61.1 | 0.9% |
| 196th | Nauru | 61.1 | 0.2% |
| 197th | Cameroon | 60.8 | 0.9% |
| 198th | Liberia | 60.8 | 0.5% |
| 199th | Zimbabwe | 60.3 | 0.8% |
| 200th | Mozambique | 60.1 | 1.2% |
| 201st | Togo | 60.1 | 0.8% |
| 202nd | Burkina Faso | 59.6 | 0.7% |
| 203rd | Benin | 59.5 | 0.4% |
| 204th | Niger | 59.5 | 0.5% |
| 205th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 59.5 | 0.7% |
| 206th | Côte d'Ivoire | 59.3 | 0.9% |
| 207th | Guinea | 58.7 | 0.4% |
| 208th | Mali | 58.6 | 0.5% |
| 209th | Sierra Leone | 57.8 | 1.4% |
| 210th | Eswatini | 57.6 | 2.4% |
| 211th | Lesotho | 53.9 | 1.8% |
| 212th | Nigeria | 52.4 | 0.4% |
| 213th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 52.2 | -5.6% |
| 214th | Chad | 51.9 | 0.5% |
| 215th | Central African Republic | 45.2 | -11.3% |
| 216th | South Sudan | 35.4 | -3.7% |
FAQ
What was Eritrea's life expectancy in 2017?▾
Eritrea's life expectancy in 2017 was 66.6. This ranked 164th globally.
How did Eritrea's life expectancy change in 2017?▾
Eritrea's life expectancy increased by 0.6% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 2017?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2017 at 85.9.
What is the life expectancy of Eritrea in 2017?▾
The life expectancy of Eritrea in 2017 was 66.6. This ranked 164th globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Eritrea's life expectancy?▾
Eritrea's life expectancy went from 66.2 in 2016 to 66.6 in 2017, a 0.6% increase.
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