Eritrea

In brief

Health spending per person: $28 (2023). World rank 185 of 193; in Africa, 47 of 54. Doctors per 1,000 people: 0.1 (2022). World rank 170 of 180 (1 = best); in Africa, 42 of 51. Overweight adults: 17.2% (2022). World rank 5 of 196 (1 = best); in Africa, 4 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: children vaccinated against measles 90% → 93%, infant deaths per 1,000 births 33.4 → 24.7, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births 48.1 → 34.3. Better than all its neighbours (Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Sudan): nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, children vaccinated against measles, infant deaths per 1,000 births, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births. Worse than all its neighbours (Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Sudan): maternal deaths per 100,000 births.