Eritrea vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Eritrea
38.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
37.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
52nd
South Africa rank
54th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Eritrea
- South Africa
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 38.3 per 1,000 live births against 37.6 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 54th of 197 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 218.68 per 1,000 live births | 115.95 per 1,000 live births | 102.73 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 222.46 per 1,000 live births | 81.38 per 1,000 live births | 141.08 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 132.28 per 1,000 live births | 64.78 per 1,000 live births | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | 76.83 per 1,000 live births | 0.07 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 52.67 per 1,000 live births | 42.69 per 1,000 live births | 9.98 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 40.84 per 1,000 live births | 36.9 per 1,000 live births | 3.94 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, male, Eritrea or South Africa?
- Eritrea, at 38.3 per 1,000 live births against 37.6 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Eritrea and South Africa?
- 0.7 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, under-5, male?
- Eritrea ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 54th 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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.