Eritrea vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5
Eritrea
34.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
35.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
54th
South Africa rank
53rd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Eritrea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 35.1 per 1,000 live births against 34.3 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 53rd 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 | 215.32 per 1,000 live births | 114.93 per 1,000 live births | 100.38 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 208.69 per 1,000 live births | 75.1 per 1,000 live births | 133.59 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 121.9 per 1,000 live births | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 69.91 per 1,000 live births | 73.13 per 1,000 live births | 3.22 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 47.45 per 1,000 live births | 40 per 1,000 live births | 7.45 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 36.64 per 1,000 live births | 34.42 per 1,000 live births | 2.22 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, Eritrea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 35.1 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 Eritrea and South Africa?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Eritrea ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 53rd 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 (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 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.