Eritrea vs Tajikistan: Infant mortality by sex
Eritrea
2.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tajikistan
2.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
56th
Tajikistan rank
57th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Eritrea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.8 deaths per 100 live births against 2.64 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 56th and Tajikistan ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4879 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 11.79 deaths per 100 live births | 9.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 7.61 deaths per 100 live births | 8.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9925 deaths per 100 live births | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 5.04 deaths per 100 live births | 4.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1416 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6847 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2373 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Eritrea or Tajikistan?
- Eritrea, at 2.8 deaths per 100 live births against 2.64 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Eritrea and Tajikistan?
- 0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tajikistan?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Tajikistan rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Eritrea ranks 56th and Tajikistan ranks 57th 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .