The Republic of Djibouti is a country located in the Horn of Africa (East Africa) (CIA, 2012). It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the west and Somalia to the southeast. It also borders the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east (CIA, 2012). The country of Djibouti is a multi-ethnic nation with a population of over 860,000 (WHO, 2012). It is estimated that 77.1% of the total population of Djibouti resides in urban areas (CIA, 2011). The country's total health expenditure per capita is $193, and its total health expenditure represents 7% of its gross domestic product. It is considered a lower middle income country (WHO, 2011). A large part of the population lives in extreme poverty and has no access to basic social services. Countries face many health challenges, including poverty and chronic food and water crisis (WHO, 2013). Despite progress in implementing a national health development plan, Djibouti continues to face challenges and has high rates of infant and maternal mortality, high rates of non-communicable diseases and communicable diseases (WHO , 2013). According to the World Bank, Djibouti's health indicators are among the lowest in the world. Health status indicator: life expectancy An important indicator of health status in any country is average life expectancy. According to the CIA World Factbook, the average life expectancy of Djiboutians is 62.4 years (2014). This translates to 59.93 years for men and 64.94 years for women. Life expectancy has gradually increased in the country since the 1940s, although it still ranks 187th out of 223 in the global life expectancy rankings (CIA, 2014). Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) at birth determines... .. middle of paper ......each 988 or 14.79% of the total deaths in the country ( WHO, 2011). It is the second leading cause of death in Djibouti and maintains an adjusted rate of 130.17 per 100,000 inhabitants. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS also extends to mother-to-child transmission of the disease, estimated at 26% (WHO, 2013) . In the country, 7,700 people are living with HIV/AIDS. The prevalence rate of the disease among people aged 15 to 49 is 1.2% (UNAIDS, 2012). Tuberculosis, for its part, is the third cause of death in the country (WHO, 2011). Deaths due to tuberculosis stood at 733, or 10.97% of the total deaths. The age-adjusted mortality rate is 111.70 per 100,000 people. The high rate of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS has raised concerns about co-infection in the country.Health Status Indicator: Burden of DiseaseHealth ComparisonInterpretationConclusions