Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Eritrea

Eritrea: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 55.42 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
55.42
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
153rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
55.75
in 2020
All-time low
47.69
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Eritrea, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 47.72001: 48.82002: 49.32003: 49.72004: 50.22005: 50.62006: 51.12007: 51.62008: 51.92009: 52.32010: 52.62011: 53.12012: 53.52013: 53.82014: 54.22015: 54.52016: 54.92017: 55.12018: 55.42019: 55.72020: 55.72021: 55.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Eritrea is 55.42, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Eritrea peaked at 55.75 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.69, in 2000.

That places Eritrea 153rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Eritrea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 47.69
2001 48.8 +2.3%
2002 49.3 +1.0%
2003 49.73 +0.9%
2004 50.16 +0.9%
2005 50.56 +0.8%
2006 51.11 +1.1%
2007 51.58 +0.9%
2008 51.89 +0.6%
2009 52.3 +0.8%
2010 52.64 +0.7%
2011 53.06 +0.8%
2012 53.46 +0.7%
2013 53.8 +0.6%
2014 54.22 +0.8%
2015 54.53 +0.6%
2016 54.86 +0.6%
2017 55.13 +0.5%
2018 55.4 +0.5%
2019 55.67 +0.5%
2020 55.75 +0.1%
2021 55.42 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.31 47.69 52.3 10
2010s 54.28 52.64 55.67 10
2020s 55.59 55.42 55.75 2

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 150 Burundi 55.84 compare
  2. 151 Gambia 55.84 compare
  3. 152 Benin 55.72 compare
  4. 154 Côte d'Ivoire 55.41 compare
  5. 155 Madagascar 55.14 compare
  6. 156 Nigeria 54.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Eritrea?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Eritrea was 55.42 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 55.75 in 2020.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 47.69 in 2000.
How does Eritrea rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
Eritrea ranks 153rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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