Dominica vs Eritrea: Child mortality by sex
Dominica
3.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea
3.83 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominica rank
53rd
Eritrea rank
52nd
Child mortality by sex over time
- Dominica
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.83 deaths per 100 live births against 3.8 deaths per 100 live births in Dominica, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Dominica ranks 53rd and Eritrea ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 22.88 deaths per 100 live births | 19.41 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 22.24 deaths per 100 live births | 19.95 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 13.23 deaths per 100 live births | 11.26 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 7.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.4 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3747 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Dominica or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 3.83 deaths per 100 live births against 3.8 deaths per 100 live births in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Dominica and Eritrea?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Eritrea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Eritrea rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Dominica ranks 53rd and Eritrea ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .