Eritrea vs Fiji: Infant mortality rate
Eritrea
2.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Fiji
2.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
56th
Fiji rank
59th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Eritrea
- Fiji
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.47 deaths per 100 live births against 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 56th and Fiji ranks 59th 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 | 10.08 deaths per 100 live births | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 6.19 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 10.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 7.86 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 6.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3347 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Eritrea or Fiji?
- Eritrea, at 2.47 deaths per 100 live births against 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Eritrea and Fiji?
- 0.12 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?
- Eritrea ranks 56th and Fiji ranks 59th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .