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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Eritrea: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Eritrea is placed joint 152nd of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 68.62 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 34.3 (2024).
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joint152nd
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 68.62Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 34.3Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- —Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024No reading for this country
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Eritrea on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
68.62
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Eritrea: 68.62. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 74.93 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti 65.99 · Ethiopia 67.31 · Sudan 66.33
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
34.3
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Eritrea: 34.3. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 13.96 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti 48.86 · Ethiopia 44.5 · Sudan 61.6
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) publishes no reading from 2014–2024 for Eritrea, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 7.917 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti 25.47 · Ethiopia 36.78 · Sudan 38.24
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Eritrea, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 12.2 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Ethiopia 16.6
02Over time
Which way Eritrea is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
EritreaWorld median
Eritrea rose from 56.29 in 2000 to 68.62 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Eritrea World median 2023 68.624 74.630 2022 67.789 74.313 2021 66.940 72.433 2020 66.980 73.063 2019 67.306 74.196 2018 66.979 74.081 2017 66.612 74.029 2016 66.242 74.013 2015 65.909 73.783 2014 65.517 73.330 2013 65.005 73.386 2012 64.697 73.210 2011 64.231 73.003 2010 63.665 72.827 2009 63.203 72.426 2008 62.422 72.264 2007 61.998 72.113 2006 61.457 72.027 2005 60.628 71.876 2004 60.063 71.477 2003 59.455 71.409 2002 58.941 71.173 2001 58.359 70.926 2000 56.285 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
EritreaWorld median
Eritrea fell from 85.28 in 2000 to 34.3 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Eritrea World median 2024 34 14.5 2023 35 15.2 2022 37 14.7 2021 38 15.1 2020 39 15.3 2019 41 15.7 2018 42 16.3 2017 43 16.8 2016 45 17.5 2015 46 17.9 2014 48 18.3 2013 50 18.7 2012 51 18.8 2011 53 19.0 2010 55 19.2 2009 57 20.8 2008 60 20.7 2007 62 21.8 2006 65 22.8 2005 67 24.0 2004 71 25.9 2003 74 26.9 2002 77 28.0 2001 81 29.1 2000 85 30.4
03In context
Eritrea beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Eritrea and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | =152nd | 68.62 | 34.3 | 52.53 | — |
 Djibouti | 170th | 65.99 | 48.86 | 25.47 | — |
 Ethiopiacompare | 173rd | 67.31 | 44.5 | 36.78 | 16.6 |
 Sudan | 185th | 66.33 | 61.6 | 38.24 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Eritrea in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Eritrea is ahead of the world, and behind
35 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Eritrea does better than the middle country measured.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9593.152.95No earlier reading
Eritrea: 93.1 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 1st of 136 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7468.740.74No earlier reading
Eritrea: 68.7 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 9th of 136 · derived.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.52.755.5▼ Worsened since 2014
Eritrea: 2.75 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 139th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919691▲ Improved since 2015
Eritrea: 96 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909390▼ Worsened since 2015
Eritrea: 93 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.4731.4352.47No real change since 2015
Eritrea: 31.43 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.543.441.5No earlier reading
Eritrea: 43.4 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 59th of 127 · derived.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.133.1▲ Improved since 2020
Eritrea: 3 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.1066.5918.106No real change since 2014
Eritrea: 6.591 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Behind the world median21
Statistics on which Eritrea does worse than the middle country measured.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3914.7916.39No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 14.79 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 149th of 222 · derived.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4521.714.45▲ Improved since 2013
Eritrea: 21.7 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 68th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7186.72133.7▲ Improved since 2013
Eritrea: 186.72 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 64th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Insecticide-Treated Net UseMAP · 2025 · world median 4534.6145▲ Improved since 2015
Eritrea: 34.61 · world median 45 · Population that slept under an insecticide-treated net (%). Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.586 to 88.58; higher is better.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13415.628.134No real change since 2014
Eritrea: 15.62 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 57th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2624.712.26No real change since 2014
Eritrea: 24.7 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 56th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Incidence (P. vivax)MAP · 2025 · world median 1.3826.3871.382▼ Worsened since 2015
Eritrea: 6.387 · world median 1.382 · New P. vivax malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.001 to 184.62; lower is better.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.54065.5▼ Worsened since 2023
Eritrea: 40 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8585.9272.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Eritrea: 5.927 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 49th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16315.198.163No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 15.19 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 45th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4665.1827.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Eritrea: 65.18 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 49th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Female Genital Mutilation PrevalenceUNICEF · 2024 · world median 34.18334.1No earlier reading
Eritrea: 83 · world median 34.1 · Women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.3 to 99.2; lower is better.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2115.1610.21No real change since 2010
Eritrea: 15.16 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 32nd of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8157.481No earlier reading
Eritrea: 57.4 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 126th of 153 · derived.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.744.867.7No earlier reading
Eritrea: 44.8 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 107th of 127 · derived.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.65291.3646.65No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 291.36 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 25th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.5030.762No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 0.503 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 178th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.48149.853.48No real change since 2015
Eritrea: 149.85 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2532.871.25No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 32.8 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 189th of 196 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.54614.553.546No earlier reading
Eritrea: 14.55 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 6th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.933.796.9No earlier reading
Eritrea: 33.7 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8939.8138.89Moved since 2015
Eritrea: 39.81 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 85th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.041.73No real change since 2014
Eritrea: 0.04 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 171st of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.652.820.65No earlier reading
Eritrea: 2.8 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.258.541.25No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 8.5 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.4835.4No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 8 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
No current reading for Eritrea
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2010), Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Dietary Energy Supply, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, Human Capital Index, Meat Supply per Person, Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, Vegetable Supply per Person and Violent Discipline of Children. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Eritrea’s 14 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Eritrea’s 4th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 15th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 117th of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 126th of 1773/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 152nd of 2002/4 keys
- Energyjoint 127th of 1652/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience162nd of 1933/4 keys
- Gender & Equality165th of 1832/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital181st of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology190th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture179th of 1842/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge194th of 1982/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 191st of 1943/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties198th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade177th of 1772/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Eritrea can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Cabo Verde80th4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Africa
Seychelles108th2/4 keysThis page
Eritrea=152nd2/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Eritrea and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Eritrea on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Eritrea rank on health & wellbeing?
Eritrea is placed joint 152nd of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth and Under-Five Mortality Rate). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Eritrea?
68.62 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Eritrea?
34.3 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Eritrea compare with Ethiopia on health & wellbeing?
Ethiopia is placed 173rd of 200, and Eritrea joint 152nd. Life Expectancy at Birth: Ethiopia 67.31, Eritrea 68.62; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Ethiopia 44.5, Eritrea 34.3.
How have Eritrea’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 56.29 in 2000 to 68.62 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 85.28 in 2000 to 34.3 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Eritrea?
No current reading is published for Eritrea on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Dietary Energy Supply, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, Human Capital Index, Meat Supply per Person, Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet, Vegetable Supply per Person and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 35 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Eritrea’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Eritrea (banner) — Original photograph taken by User:Voice of Clam , edited by jjron - adjusted levels, reduced highlights, sharpened. derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Eritrea: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/eritrea/health