Health expenditure in Eritrea
Eritrea: Health expenditure was 66.66 million current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure in Eritrea, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 66.66 million current US$ for health expenditure in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 147.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure in Eritrea peaked at 66.66 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.33 million current US$, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.88 million current US$ | 25.33 million current US$ | 32.15 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.82 million current US$ | 26.97 million current US$ | 55.14 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.52 million current US$ | 60.38 million current US$ | 66.66 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 43 Cape Verde 90.50 million current US$ compare
- 44 Central African Republic 83.12 million current US$ compare
- 45 Djibouti 80.83 million current US$ compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 60.78 million current US$ compare
- 48 Zimbabwe 45.72 million current US$ compare
- 49 Seychelles 40.08 million current US$ compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 43,810 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 43,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 44,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure in Eritrea?
- Health expenditure in Eritrea was 66.66 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
- What is the highest health expenditure recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.66 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest health expenditure recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.33 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for health expenditure?
- Eritrea ranks 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as part of Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).