Eritrea vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Eritrea
30.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
32.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
54th
South Africa rank
51st
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Eritrea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 32.4 per 1,000 live births against 30.2 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 2.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 51st of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 188.82 per 1,000 live births | 99.85 per 1,000 live births | 88.97 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 194.15 per 1,000 live births | 68.46 per 1,000 live births | 125.69 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 110.93 per 1,000 live births | 55.58 per 1,000 live births | 55.35 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 62.56 per 1,000 live births | 69.22 per 1,000 live births | 6.66 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 41.89 per 1,000 live births | 37.15 per 1,000 live births | 4.74 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 32.24 per 1,000 live births | 31.74 per 1,000 live births | 0.5 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Eritrea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 32.4 per 1,000 live births against 30.2 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Eritrea and South Africa?
- 2.2 per 1,000 live births, with South Africa 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, under-5, female?
- Eritrea ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 51st 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, under-5, female (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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.