Djibouti: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Djibouti?

Life expectancy at birth in Djibouti was 66.2 years in 2024, up from 66.0 in 2023, according to the World Bank, which uses UN population estimates. Under-five mortality was 48.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, down from 50.5, according to the World Bank.

Life expectancy summarises death rates across all ages in a single year and is strongly affected by deaths in early childhood.

Official sources: World Bank: Life expectancy at birth, Djibouti · World Bank: Under-5 mortality, Djibouti

What is the fertility rate in Djibouti?

The total fertility rate in Djibouti was 2.62 children per woman in 2024, about the same as 2.61 in 2023, according to the World Bank, which uses UN population estimates.

The total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current birth rates. Djibouti's population was about 1.18 million in 2025. National figures come from censuses and surveys run by INSTAD.

Official sources: World Bank: Fertility rate, Djibouti

How common is tuberculosis in Djibouti?

Djibouti had an estimated 495 new tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people in 2024, according to the World Bank's World Development Indicators, which use WHO estimates.

Incidence counts new and relapse cases each year, including people never diagnosed, so it is higher than the number of cases notified by health services. WHO publishes Djibouti's TB profile and other health data on its Djibouti country page.

Official sources: World Bank API: tuberculosis incidence, Djibouti · WHO: Djibouti

What is the maternal mortality rate in Djibouti?

Djibouti's maternal mortality ratio was an estimated 162 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to the World Bank's World Development Indicators, which use UN inter-agency estimates.

The figure is modelled, because many deaths are not registered. The under-five mortality rate was 48.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024 (under-five mortality). The World Bank shows 0.21 doctors per 1,000 people in 2022 (physicians per 1,000).

Official sources: World Bank API: maternal mortality, Djibouti · World Bank API: under-five mortality, Djibouti · World Bank API: physicians per 1,000, Djibouti

What is life expectancy in Djibouti?

66.2 years: that is life expectancy at birth in Djibouti for 2024, according to the UN Population Division. No year since 2005 has been higher. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 77.3 years; Djibouti is 22nd highest of 22. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 162nd highest.

How many babies die in Djibouti?

The UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation puts the infant mortality rate in Djibouti at 43.0 per 1,000 in 2024. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 11.2 per 1,000; Djibouti is 3rd highest of 22. World rank, highest first: 21st of 192.

How many women die in childbirth in Djibouti?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 162 per 100,000. No year since 2005 has been lower. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 18.5 per 100,000, and Djibouti placed 2nd highest of 22. Worldwide: 46th of 192.

What share of GDP does Djibouti spend on health care?

In 2023, current health spending in Djibouti was 2.3% of GDP, according to the WHO. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 5.6% of GDP, and Djibouti placed 22nd highest of 22. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 188th highest.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in Djibouti?

The WHO puts out-of-pocket health spending in Djibouti at 28.8% in 2023. Since 2005 it has ranged from 19.0% (2015) to 35.3% (2005). Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 32.7%; Djibouti is 14th highest of 22. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 88th highest.

What is the doctor to patient ratio in Djibouti?

The WHO puts the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Djibouti at 0.21 per 1,000 in 2022. That compares with 0.20 per 1,000 in 2014. It is 9th highest of 10 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 2.4 per 1,000. Of 125 countries with 2022 data, 95th highest.

How many hospital beds per person does Djibouti have?

According to the WHO, hospital beds per 1,000 people in Djibouti was 1.4 per 1,000 in 2018. Since 2012 it has ranged from 1.1 per 1,000 (2013) to 1.4 per 1,000 (2016). It is 12th highest of 20 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 1.5 per 1,000. Of 137 countries with 2018 data, 100th highest.

How many children in Djibouti are vaccinated against measles?

The latest figure from WHO and UNICEF, for 2024, is 75.0%. Since 2005 it has ranged from 50.0% (2021) to 86.0% (2018). Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 96.0%; Djibouti is 19th highest of 22. Worldwide: 154th of 191.