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HEALTH PROFILE: Eritrea

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Eritrea ERITREA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Eritrea
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Eritrea ERITREA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    61.3
    67.1
    159
    151
    Age 5
    64.2
    69.5
    171
    162
    Age 10
    64.4
    69.7
    170
    166
    Age 15
    64.7
    69.9
    170
    167
    Age 20
    65.1
    70.1
    170
    167
    Age 25
    65.7
    70.5
    170
    168
    Age 30
    66.3
    70.9
    170
    169
    Age 35
    67.0
    71.4
    171
    169
    Age 40
    67.9
    72.1
    172
    169
    Age 45
    69.0
    72.9
    173
    173
    Age 50
    70.4
    74.0
    173
    173
    Age 55
    72.1
    75.3
    173
    173
    Age 60
    74.1
    76.8
    174
    174
    Age 65
    76.6
    78.6
    173
    173
    Age 70
    79.3
    80.7
    173
    173
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.2
    170
    171
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.2
    164
    165
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.5
    162
    167
    Eritrea ERITREA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    152.35
    5
    2. Stroke
    139.66
    28
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    119.40
    80
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    102.04
    5
    5. Liver Disease
    61.76
    5
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    54.13
    5
    7. Hypertension
    52.22
    13
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    51.06
    37
    9. Lung Disease
    36.46
    34
    10. Kidney Disease
    30.38
    57
    11. Breast Cancer
    28.19
    15
    12. Malnutrition
    26.52
    3
    13. Tuberculosis
    21.74
    50
    14. Other Injuries
    21.49
    6
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.70
    39
    16. Maternal Conditions
    17.51
    10
    17. Suicide
    17.26
    21
    18. Asthma
    16.35
    34
    19. Meningitis
    15.42
    14
    20. Malaria
    13.87
    38
    21. Violence
    13.64
    33
    22. Cervical Cancer
    12.74
    69
    23. HIV/AIDS
    10.85
    57
    24. Falls
    8.77
    36
    25. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    10
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Birth Trauma
    7.37
    46
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.36
    28
    28. Prostate Cancer
    6.95
    146
    29. Lymphomas
    6.91
    19
    30. Low Birth Weight
    6.60
    69
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    6.40
    71
    32. Leukemia
    6.26
    4
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.79
    136
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.74
    71
    35. Fires
    5.00
    10
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    4.91
    52
    37. Poisonings
    4.38
    6
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.30
    43
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.69
    30
    40. Schistosomiasis
    3.64
    6
    41. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    63
    42. Liver Cancer
    3.56
    151
    43. Drownings
    3.38
    64
    44. Lung Cancers
    3.27
    154
    45. Epilepsy
    3.11
    27
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    3.00
    111
    47. Stomach Cancer
    2.50
    170
    48. Alcohol
    2.33
    52
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.26
    78
    50. Skin Disease
    2.17
    55
    Eritrea ERITREA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,277
    12.90
    2. Stroke
    2,564
    10.09
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,292
    9.02
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,154
    8.48
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,326
    5.22
    6. Liver Disease
    1,215
    4.78
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    944
    3.71
    8. Hypertension
    926
    3.64
    9. Lung Disease
    662
    2.61
    10. Malnutrition
    660
    2.60
    11. Birth Trauma
    616
    2.42
    12. Kidney Disease
    578
    2.27
    13. Maternal Conditions
    544
    2.14
    14. Tuberculosis
    543
    2.14
    15. Other Injuries
    540
    2.13
    16. Low Birth Weight
    531
    2.09
    17. Malaria
    437
    1.72
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    432
    1.70
    19. Meningitis
    404
    1.59
    20. Violence
    384
    1.51
    21. Suicide
    382
    1.50
    22. Asthma
    326
    1.28
    23. Breast Cancer
    311
    1.22
    24. Alzheimers & Dementia
    310
    1.22
    25. HIV/AIDS
    308
    1.21
      Deaths %
    26. Falls
    168
    0.66
    27. Lymphomas
    147
    0.58
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    147
    0.58
    29. Leukemia
    144
    0.57
    30. Cervical Cancer
    132
    0.52
    31. Fires
    132
    0.52
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    123
    0.48
    33. Drownings
    118
    0.46
    34. Poisonings
    114
    0.45
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    113
    0.44
    36. Pertussis
    90
    0.35
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    85
    0.33
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    81
    0.32
    39. Epilepsy
    81
    0.32
    40. Ovary Cancer
    79
    0.31
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    77
    0.30
    42. Schistosomiasis
    73
    0.29
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    71
    0.28
    44. Oral Cancer
    71
    0.28
    45. Liver Cancer
    69
    0.27
    46. Lung Cancers
    62
    0.24
    47. Prostate Cancer
    54
    0.21
    48. Stomach Cancer
    48
    0.19
    49. Skin Disease
    45
    0.18
    50. Alcohol
    45
    0.18
    Eritrea ERITREA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    28.19
    15
    2. Cervical Cancer
    12.74
    69
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    10
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.95
    146
    5. Lymphomas
    6.91
    19
    6. Leukemia
    6.26
    4
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.79
    136
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.30
    43
      Rate World Rank
    9. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    63
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.56
    151
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.27
    154
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.50
    170
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.26
    78
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    126
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.58
    112
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.05
    166
    Eritrea ERITREA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    2.1
    139
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    15.1
    0.2
    136
    161
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    2.0
    7.6
    185
    172
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Eritrea ERITREA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.6
    41.1
    39.3
    152
    148
    150
    1970
    41.5
    45.3
    43.4
    154
    147
    151
    1980
    42.3
    46.2
    44.2
    165
    161
    163
    1990
    46.4
    50.8
    48.6
    166
    164
    165
    2000
    39.5
    52.7
    45.3
    182
    161
    180
    2010
    59.6
    64.6
    62.1
    146
    139
    142
    2019
    61.3
    67.1
    64.1
    159
    151
    154
    Eritrea ERITREA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    6.147m
    109
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.97
    123
    Population 0-14
    38.2%
    38
    Population 15-64
    57.8%
    158
    Population 65 +
    4.0%
    142
    Birth Rate / 1000
    27.04
    39
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.69
    110
    Fertility Rate
    3.65
    34
    Infant Mortality
    42.39
    35
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    159
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.01
    176
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.96
    144
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.69
    156
    Net Migration
    -10.84
    186
    Population Growth
    0.98%
    90
    Literacy Total
    76.6%
    137
    Literacy Male
    84.4%
    114
    Literacy Female
    68.9%
    122
    Unemployment
    5.8%
    105
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    64.1
    154
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    55.7
    156
    GDP per Capita USD
    $1,600
    183

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    10,189
    103
    4/1/24
    Eritrea COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Eritrea causes.

     
     
    Eritrea COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Eritrea COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.