Health in Djibouti

1,215 indicators covering health for Djibouti.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Weight-for-height <-3 SD 2.3 2023 down 33.1% 13th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 2.3% 2023 down 32.4% 13th
Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 down 35.5% 2nd
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 down 35.5% 5th
Number of deaths from malaria who 72 2024 up 157.1% 50th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,055 2024 up 136.2% 34th
Death rate from malaria 8.21 2024 up 120.6% 42nd
Personal remittances, paid 974,595 2024 down 92.1% 64th
Incidence of malaria 45.09 2024 up 259.3% 41st
Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 76 2024 down 2.6% 109th
Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 76 2024 down 2.6% 109th
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 24 2025 up 84.6% 81st
Death rate from poisonings 1.5 2021 unchanged 23rd
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 20.6 2021 up 1.5% 67th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 1.5 2021 unchanged 22nd
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 8 2021 up 27.0% 75th
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 44 2021 up 18.9% 165th
Rotavirus number unvaccinated 5,747 2023 up 77.8% 79th
Share of deaths registered 17.7 2019 141st
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 25.5% 2023 down 8.9% 32nd
Personal remittances, received 56.00 million 2024 up 47.8% 63rd
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2025 19th
Malaria cases reported 39,523 2024 up 318.7% 50th
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 2.9 2012 down 51.3% 43rd
Mean systolic blood pressure 126 2009 up 0.7% 91st
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.3 2009 up 1.9% 95th
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 37 2025 down 51.3% 84th
Hiv expenditure 0 2022 down 100.0% 101st
Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 99.0% 2022 up 25.3% 4th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 4.2% 2023 up 1,300.0% 54th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 200 2016 up 11.1% 62nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.3% 2016 up 20.8% 153rd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.1% 2016 unchanged 84th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2016 34th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.2% 2016 up 20.0% 2nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.0% 2016 165th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.0% 2016 129th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 1.13 2016 up 11.9% 147th
Number healthy diet unaffordable 600,000 2024 unchanged 101st
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 64 2025 up 82.9% 113th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 54 2025 up 1.9% 123rd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 1.88 2016 down 8.3% 171st
Pcv3 number unvaccinated 6,437 2023 up 54.6% 101st
Gross national income per capita 6,368 2023 up 40.7% 67th
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 8,900 2024 down 40.7% 66th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female 10.7% 2023 down 13.7% 6th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male 13.2% 2023 down 12.6% 5th
Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of 59.27 2023 up 4.1% 11th
Number reported cases of cholera 127 2011 down 93.1% 29th
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home 11.6% 2024 unchanged 102nd
Human Development Index 0.513 2023 up 14.0% 70th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female 1.1% 2023 down 68.6% 29th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male 3.4% 2023 up 3.0% 3rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 4.0% 2023 42nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 4.4% 2023 up 633.3% 45th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female 17.1% 2023 down 39.1% 20th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male 18.3% 2023 down 24.4% 20th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 23.8% 2023 down 15.0% 28th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 26.9% 2023 down 3.9% 30th
Children population as proportion of total population 21.29 2100 down 3.3% 7th