Eritrea vs Fiji: Infant mortality rate by sex
Eritrea
2.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Fiji
2.11 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
59th
Fiji rank
60th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Eritrea
- Fiji
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.13 deaths per 100 live births against 2.11 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 59th and Fiji ranks 60th of 199 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.81 deaths per 100 live births | 3.57 deaths per 100 live births | 5.24 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 9.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 6.86 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 5.74 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1997 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Eritrea or Fiji?
- Eritrea, at 2.13 deaths per 100 live births against 2.11 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Eritrea and Fiji?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Fiji?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Fiji rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Eritrea ranks 59th and Fiji ranks 60th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .