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Eritrea

Eritrea
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CONTACT INFORMATION

The WHO Representative
United Nations Offices Compound
PO Box 5561
Asmara

regafro@afro.who.int
http://www.afro.who.int/


OVERVIEW

- Country profile on regional site
- Country cooperation strategy
- International travel and health

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Emergencies
- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- Malaria
- Tuberculosis
- HIV prevalence
- TB prevalence and incidence
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Immunization profile
- Skilled birth attendance

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Child malnutrition
- Access to water, sanitation
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption
- Undernutrition and overweight

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health workforce
- Health financing

INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)

- Child mortality
- Child undernutrition
- Basic immunization statistics

Statistics:

Total population: 4,692,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 680

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 61/65

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 49/51

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 74

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 290/219

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 30

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 4.7

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008