Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Eritrea
Eritrea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.088 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Eritrea is 0.088 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Eritrea peaked at 0.088 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.019 per 1,000 people, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0245 per 1,000 people | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.03 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0468 per 1,000 people | 0.041 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0637 per 1,000 people | 0.044 per 1,000 people | 0.088 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.087 per 1,000 people | 0.085 per 1,000 people | 0.088 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 33,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 33,567 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 35,252 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Eritrea?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Eritrea was 0.088 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.088 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.019 per 1,000 people in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Eritrea ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. 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 Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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