Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Eritrea
Eritrea: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 55.42 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Eritrea, 2000–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5062 units per person (2025)
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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