Eritrea vs South Africa: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Eritrea
3.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa
3.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
49th
South Africa rank
52nd
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Eritrea
- South Africa
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.72 deaths per 100 live births against 3.52 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 106 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.79 deaths per 100 live births | 6.13 deaths per 100 live births | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 7.9 deaths per 100 live births | 7.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3769 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 5.26 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 4 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5484 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Eritrea or South Africa?
- Eritrea, at 3.72 deaths per 100 live births against 3.52 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Eritrea and South Africa?
- 0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and South Africa rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Eritrea ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 106 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 rate by household wealth. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.