Djibouti vs Eritrea: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Djibouti
0.1197 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Eritrea
0.1238 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Djibouti rank
49th
Eritrea rank
47th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.1238 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1197 under-five deaths per woman in Djibouti, a difference of 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Eritrea ahead.
Djibouti ranks 49th and Eritrea ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2671 under-five deaths per woman | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 0.8425 under-five deaths per woman | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5305 under-five deaths per woman | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 0.5804 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7295 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1491 under-five deaths per woman | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.3588 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3526 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 0.2071 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2031 under-five deaths per woman | 0.004 under-five deaths per woman | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 0.1375 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1381 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Djibouti or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 0.1238 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1197 under-five deaths per woman in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Djibouti and Eritrea?
- 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Eritrea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Eritrea rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Djibouti ranks 49th and Eritrea ranks 47th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).