What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Dominica and Eritrea?

1.4 per 1,000 live births, with Dominica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Eritrea?

51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominica vs Eritrea: Mortality rate, under-5

Dominica

35.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Eritrea

34.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Dominica rank

52nd

Eritrea rank

54th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Dominica
Eritrea

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 35.7 per 1,000 live births against 34.3 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 1.4 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Eritrea ahead.

Dominica ranks 52nd and Eritrea ranks 54th of 196 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	33.78 per 1,000 live births	215.32 per 1,000 live births	181.53 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
1980s	21.53 per 1,000 live births	208.69 per 1,000 live births	187.16 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
1990s	18.47 per 1,000 live births	121.9 per 1,000 live births	103.43 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2000s	21.52 per 1,000 live births	69.91 per 1,000 live births	48.39 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2010s	28.84 per 1,000 live births	47.45 per 1,000 live births	18.61 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2020s	34.86 per 1,000 live births	36.64 per 1,000 live births	1.78 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, Dominica or Eritrea?: Dominica, at 35.7 per 1,000 live births against 34.3 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Dominica and Eritrea?: 1.4 per 1,000 live births, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Eritrea?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Dominica and Eritrea rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Dominica ranks 52nd and Eritrea ranks 54th of 196 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.