Eritrea vs South Africa: Child mortality by sex
Eritrea
3.83 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa
3.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
52nd
South Africa rank
54th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Eritrea
- South Africa
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.83 deaths per 100 live births against 3.76 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.87 deaths per 100 live births | 11.59 deaths per 100 live births | 10.27 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 22.24 deaths per 100 live births | 8.14 deaths per 100 live births | 14.11 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 13.23 deaths per 100 live births | 6.48 deaths per 100 live births | 6.75 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 7.69 deaths per 100 live births | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0071 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | 4.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9974 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | 3.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3935 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, Eritrea or South Africa?
- Eritrea, at 3.83 deaths per 100 live births against 3.76 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Eritrea and South Africa?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and South Africa rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Eritrea ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 54th 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 .