Health in Eritrea 1,395 indicators covering health for Eritrea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 05-09, female 217,313 2025 down 1.4% 116th Population ages 05-09, male 221,642 2025 down 1.1% 116th Population ages 10-14, female 218,608 2025 up 9.0% 114th Population ages 10-14, male 222,284 2025 up 9.4% 115th Population ages 15-19, female 213,415 2025 up 19.3% 115th Population ages 15-19, male 216,156 2025 up 19.3% 115th Population ages 20-24, female 186,181 2025 up 35.0% 116th Population ages 20-24, male 188,016 2025 up 35.1% 119th Population ages 25-29, female 154,089 2025 up 37.9% 126th Population ages 25-29, male 155,619 2025 up 40.3% 128th Population ages 30-34, female 111,855 2025 up 25.6% 136th Population ages 30-34, male 112,413 2025 up 30.8% 138th Population ages 35-39, female 90,928 2025 up 9.5% 142nd Population ages 35-39, male 89,048 2025 up 17.2% 144th Population ages 40-44, female 74,104 2025 up 2.5% 143rd Population ages 40-44, male 69,813 2025 up 8.3% 145th Population ages 45-49, female 71,880 2025 up 14.6% 139th Population ages 45-49, male 63,655 2025 up 16.1% 143rd Population ages 50-54, female 63,599 2025 up 22.6% 142nd Population ages 50-54, male 54,547 2025 up 23.2% 144th Population ages 55-59, female 55,180 2025 up 35.9% 142nd Population ages 55-59, male 46,056 2025 up 37.5% 143rd Population ages 60-64, female 44,811 2025 up 40.0% 143rd Population ages 60-64, male 36,155 2025 up 42.0% 146th Population ages 65-69, female 33,350 2025 up 25.7% 144th Population ages 65-69, male 25,588 2025 up 17.1% 148th Population ages 70-74, female 23,847 2025 up 17.2% 146th Population ages 70-74, male 17,310 2025 up 5.1% 148th Population ages 75-79, female 16,775 2025 up 32.6% 144th Population ages 75-79, male 12,359 2025 up 28.2% 147th Population ages 80 and above, female 14,587 2025 up 64.8% 144th Population ages 80 and above, male 9,774 2025 up 68.8% 144th Pertussis - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 137th Total tetanus - number of reported cases 71 2025 up 914.3% 25th Diphtheria - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 60th Measles - number of reported cases 27 2025 down 86.4% 98th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 2.6% 2024 up 52.9% 138th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 2.9% 2024 up 45.0% 139th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 2.8% 2024 up 47.4% 138th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 44.7% 2024 down 8.2% 6th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 51.1% 2024 down 6.1% 2nd Prevalence of stunting, height for age 48.0% 2024 down 6.8% 3rd Hospital beds 1.02 per 1,000 people 2023 down 18.4% 135th Share of children vaccinated against measles vs. against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis 85.0% 2024 — 90th Tuberculosis death rate 29 per 100,000 people 2024 down 37.0% 25th Incidence of tuberculosis 115 per 100,000 people 2024 down 38.2% 60th Tuberculosis cases, per capita 0.0012 cases per person 2024 down 37.0% 59th Tuberculosis cases 4,100 cases 2024 down 28.1% 95th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 89.7% 2016 down 0.4% 152nd People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 22.0% 2016 down 10.8% 181st People practicing open defecation, urban 32.9% 2016 down 10.6% 1st Tuberculosis cases, per unit of GDP 0 cases per US$ of GDP 2011 down 76.0% 9th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 27.8% 2016 down 5.4% 172nd People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 5.6% 2016 up 60.0% 170th People using at least basic drinking water services 51.8% 2016 up 6.1% 210th People practicing open defecation, rural 88.7% 2016 down 5.0% 1st People using at least basic sanitation services 11.9% 2016 up 16.3% 213th Tuberculosis case detection rate 43.0% 2024 up 2.4% 203rd Tuberculosis death rate in people without HIV 29 Deaths per 100 000 population 2024 down 37.0% 25th People practicing open defecation 67.0% 2016 down 10.9% 1st ← Previous Page 9 of 24 Next →