Eritrea's hospital beds (per 1,000 people) was 1.02 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 18.4% from 1.25 in 2013 (2.01% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.02 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 1.16 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.25 | 2013 |
| Highest | 1.61 | 2004 |
| Lowest | 1.02 | 2023 |
| Average since 2014 | 1.14 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 1.57 | 2003 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Eritrea's hospital beds (per 1,000 people) fell 0.02 on 2022 (from 1.04 to 1.02).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2022), the average change was −0.03 and a typical year strayed about 0.05 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.06 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.13 in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.03 a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 0.94 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.03, against 0.04 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2023, Eritrea had the 60th highest value of the 71 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 1.02 | 2023 |
| World | 3.29 | 2021 |
Closest to Eritrea in the 2023 ranking
- Ecuador — 57th of 71: 1.32
- El Salvador — 58th of 71: 1.21
- Gambia, The — 59th of 71: 1.11
- Belize — 61st of 71: 1
- Oman — 62nd of 71: 0.99
- Bangladesh — 63rd of 71: 0.92
What this measures
Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
Limitations: Depending on the source and means of monitoring, data may not be exactly comparable across countries. For more information, see the original source.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 21 values
| Year | Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.02 |
| 2022 | 1.04 |
| 2021 | 1.06 |
| 2020 | 1.08 |
| 2019 | 1.09 |
| 2018 | 1.16 |
| 2017 | 1.23 |
| 2016 | 1.23 |
| 2015 | 1.23 |
| 2014 | 1.24 |
| 2013 |
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) in nearby economies
- Benin — 0.43 (2021)
- Botswana — 2.36 (2022)
- Cabo Verde — 2.21 (2022)
- Gambia, The — 1.11 (2023)
- Ghana — 0.69 (2015)
- Mali — 0.25 (2018)
- Mauritius — 3.8 (2023)
- Mozambique — 0.74 (2021)
- Niger — 0.28 (2020)
- Rwanda — 0.75 (2023)
- Senegal — 0.71 (2019)
- Seychelles
More health data for Eritrea
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.88% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 13.52% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 671,129 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 36.76% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 684,764 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 38.44% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 1.36 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 37.59% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 11.9% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Eritrea's hospital beds (per 1,000 people)?
- 1.02 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is down 35.03% from 1.57 in 2003 (2.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.61 in 2004 and the lowest 1.02 in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank?
- 60th highest of 71 economies with data for 2023.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.MED.BEDS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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