Eritrea vs Nepal: Infant mortality rate by sex
Eritrea
2.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nepal
2.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
59th
Nepal rank
62nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Eritrea
- Nepal
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.13 deaths per 100 live births against 2.02 deaths per 100 live births in Nepal, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Nepal ahead.
Eritrea ranks 59th and Nepal ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.81 deaths per 100 live births | 14.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.14 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1980s | 9.39 deaths per 100 live births | 11.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1990s | 5.74 deaths per 100 live births | 7.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2000s | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9128 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2418 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0632 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 Nepal?
- Eritrea, at 2.13 deaths per 100 live births against 2.02 deaths per 100 live births in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Eritrea and Nepal?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nepal?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Nepal rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Eritrea ranks 59th and Nepal ranks 62nd 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 .