Health in Eritrea 1,395 indicators covering health for Eritrea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 20-24, female, per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.8% 159th Population ages 15-19, male, per square kilometre 1.75 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.6% 154th Population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre 1.72 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.0% 154th Population ages 10-14, male, per square kilometre 1.84 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.5% 158th Population ages 10-14, female, per square kilometre 1.81 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.0% 156th Population ages 05-09, male, per square kilometre 1.83 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.1% 158th Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre 1.79 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.3% 156th Population ages 00-04, male, per square kilometre 1.92 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.7% 154th Population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre 1.88 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.0% 152nd Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre 0.0206 units per square kilometre 2023 down 25.6% 94th Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre 0.0284 units per square kilometre 2023 down 29.1% 91st Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre 0.0132 units per square kilometre 2023 down 18.8% 94th Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre 0.0078 units per square kilometre 2023 down 36.9% 62nd Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre 0.0132 units per square kilometre 2023 down 18.8% 94th Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 0.0206 units per square kilometre 2023 down 25.6% 94th Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre 0.0284 units per square kilometre 2023 down 29.1% 91st Number of child deaths, per square kilometre 0.0284 deaths per square kilometre 2023 down 29.1% 91st Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre 0.0132 deaths per square kilometre 2023 down 18.8% 94th Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 0.0206 deaths per square kilometre 2023 down 25.6% 94th Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre 0.0132 deaths per square kilometre 2023 down 18.8% 94th Number of neonatal deaths by region, per square kilometre 0.0132 units per square kilometre 2023 down 18.8% 94th Number of child deaths by region, per square kilometre 0.0284 units per square kilometre 2023 down 29.1% 91st Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre 2023 up 19.9% 83rd Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre 0.0132 units per square kilometre 2023 down 18.8% 94th Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre 0.0284 units per square kilometre 2023 down 29.1% 91st Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 0.0206 units per square kilometre 2023 down 25.6% 94th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria 1.5 % change on previous year 2023 up 912.1% 70th Number of maternal deaths 290 2023 down 32.6% 61st Lifetime risk of maternal death 94 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 70.9% 169th Lifetime risk of maternal death 1.1% 2023 down 41.8% 26th Maternal mortality ratio 291 2023 down 34.3% 24th Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 1.1% 2023 down 41.8% 26th Number of maternal deaths, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2023 down 40.3% 27th Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 — 57th Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 — 132nd Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 0.8484 index 2022 up 3.6% 211th Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 — 42nd Number of maternal deaths, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 68.9% 10th Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre 2023 down 32.6% 61st Number of maternal deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 20th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 10.2 per 1,000 2024 down 20.9% 36th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 2.6 per 1,000 2024 down 31.6% 48th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 3.7 per 1,000 2024 down 26.0% 47th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 2.2 per 1,000 2024 down 26.7% 53rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 3.4 per 1,000 2024 down 17.1% 48th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 7.3 per 1,000 2024 down 32.4% 36th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 13 per 1,000 2024 down 13.3% 34th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 5.1 per 1,000 2024 down 34.6% 28th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 9.7 per 1,000 2024 down 11.8% 26th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 7.6 per 1,000 2024 down 32.1% 28th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 15.5 per 1,000 2024 down 10.4% 25th Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 62.0% 2024 up 4.4% 34th Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 170 % change on previous year 2025 up 204.1% 23rd Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 — 67th Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2018 unchanged 128th Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 — 47th Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 — 47th Deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 — 56th Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred, per 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 — 27th Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, per 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 — 39th ← Previous Page 7 of 24 Next →