Eritrea vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
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 (per 1,000 live births) 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.