Health in Eritrea

1,395 indicators covering health for Eritrea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Estimated number of malaria cases 362,132 Cases 2024 up 230.1% 41st
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 69 2023 down 10.4% 91st
Medical doctors 0.89 2023 up 58.9% 180th
Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 8,964 2025 up 6.3% 91st
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 10.7% 2022 down 0.2% 182nd
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 11.8% 2022 down 2.1% 178th
3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of 95 2022 up 1.1% 61st
Nursing and midwifery personnel 15.16 2023 up 9.4% 144th
Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild vs. vaccine-derived polioviruses 0 cases 2023 24th
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe 85.0% 2024 down 3.4% 90th
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles 85.0% 2024 down 3.4% 90th
Reported cases of paralytic polio from vaccine-derived viruses 0 cases 2023 24th
TB patients with known HIV status 99.0% 2024 up 4.2% 32nd
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes 500 2025 unchanged 62nd
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 12 2024 down 45.5% 125th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B 4,692 one-year-olds 2023 down 16.6% 112th
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 102.42 2024 up 189.0% 34th
Tested TB patients HIV-positive 2.4% 2024 down 60.7% 118th
Number of new leprosy cases 3 2025 down 40.0% 109th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 37.0% 2021 down 17.0% 58th
Cause of death, by injury 9.8% 2021 down 1.6% 26th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 51.6% 2021 up 13.5% 128th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 1.6% 2021 88th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 81.2% 2021 down 4.3% 47th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 81.2% 2021 down 4.4% 47th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 81.2% 2021 down 4.3% 46th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 52.9% 2021 down 15.3% 41st
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 49.5% 2021 down 13.7% 31st
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 50.9% 2021 down 14.6% 36th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 36.5% 2021 down 20.3% 57th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 31.1% 2021 down 10.6% 67th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 33.3% 2021 down 15.2% 61st
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 24.8% 2021 down 5.0% 63rd
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 29.9% 2021 up 0.6% 58th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 27.2% 2021 down 2.7% 57th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 35.7% 2021 down 21.4% 57th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 38.1% 2021 down 13.2% 57th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, female 6.3% 2021 up 28.8% 65th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, male 6.1% 2021 up 31.0% 73rd
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 6.2% 2021 up 30.0% 71st
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, female 21.8% 2021 up 19.6% 128th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, male 29.7% 2021 up 14.1% 135th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14 26.4% 2021 up 17.0% 137th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female 8.9% 2021 up 5.3% 70th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male 21.0% 2021 down 1.4% 70th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 16.0% 2021 down 0.3% 71st
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, female 4.8% 2021 down 5.2% 14th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male 6.7% 2021 down 10.8% 9th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ 5.7% 2021 down 10.0% 10th
Cause of death, by injury, female 6.6% 2021 up 0.4% 20th
Cause of death, by injury, male 12.7% 2021 down 0.3% 28th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, female 12.5% 2021 up 21.7% 138th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, male 12.7% 2021 up 21.9% 138th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4 12.6% 2021 up 21.8% 138th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, female 25.2% 2021 up 30.4% 141st
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, male 20.2% 2021 up 21.8% 147th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14 22.3% 2021 up 25.2% 148th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, female 53.4% 2021 up 16.6% 120th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, male 46.2% 2021 up 5.3% 109th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 49.2% 2021 up 10.1% 109th