Hospital beds per 1000 people in Eritrea
Eritrea: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 1.02 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Eritrea, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, hospital beds per 1000 people in Eritrea stood at 1.02. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Eritrea peaked at 1.61 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.02, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.57 | — |
| 2004 | 1.61 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.48 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 1.43 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.47 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.4 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.27 | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.33 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.29 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.25 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.23 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.02 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 | 1.4 | 1.61 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.23 | 1.09 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 4 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5453 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1861 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1898 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Eritrea?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in Eritrea was 1.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2004.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- Eritrea ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hospital beds per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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