Eritrea vs South Africa: Mortality rate, infant
Eritrea
24.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
24.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
56th
South Africa rank
58th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Eritrea
- South Africa
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 24.7 per 1,000 live births against 24.2 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.
Eritrea ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 58th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.75 per 1,000 live births | 99.85 per 1,000 live births | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 106.22 per 1,000 live births | 68.76 per 1,000 live births | 37.46 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 67.01 per 1,000 live births | 47.32 per 1,000 live births | 19.69 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 44.19 per 1,000 live births | 45.52 per 1,000 live births | 1.33 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 32.96 per 1,000 live births | 30.16 per 1,000 live births | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 26.22 per 1,000 live births | 24.32 per 1,000 live births | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Eritrea or South Africa?
- Eritrea, at 24.7 per 1,000 live births against 24.2 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Eritrea and South Africa?
- 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Eritrea ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 58th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.