Eritrea: Fertility rate

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 Eritrea

Fertility rate, births per woman

 Latest value 3.68
 Year 2024
 Measure births per woman
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 5.66
 Min - Max 3.68 - 6.65
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 3.68 births per woman, a decline from 3.71 births per woman in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 2.38 births per woman, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Eritrea from 1960 to 2024 is 5.66 births per woman. The minimum value, 3.68 births per woman, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 6.65 births per woman was recorded in 1983. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Eritrea: Fertility rate
 2024 3.68
 2023 3.71
 2022 3.79
 2021 3.87
 2020 3.93
 2019 4.00
 2018 4.06
 2017 4.11




Definition: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

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 Life expectancy 68.89 2024 years
 Life expectancy, female 70.94 2024 years
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 Birth rate 28.72 2024 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 5.99 2024 deaths per 1000 people
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 HIV infections 0.40 2024 percent
 Tuberculosis 115.00 2024 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 4.40 2024 percent
 Suicides rate 13.23 2021 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 95 2024 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 95 2024 percent
 Measles immunization rate 93 2024 percent
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