Ecuador vs Eritrea: Number of child deaths
Ecuador
3,489 deaths
in 2024
Eritrea
3,392 deaths
in 2024
Ecuador rank
78th
Eritrea rank
81st
Number of child deaths over time
- Ecuador
- Eritrea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3,489 deaths against 3,392 deaths in Eritrea, a difference of 97 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 78th and Eritrea ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21,157 deaths | 15,877 deaths | 5,280 deaths | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 13,358 deaths | 10,131 deaths | 3,228 deaths | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 7,866 deaths | 6,304 deaths | 1,562 deaths | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4,988 deaths | 4,564 deaths | 424.6 deaths | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 3,702 deaths | 3,522 deaths | 180.2 deaths | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Ecuador or Eritrea?
- Ecuador, at 3,489 deaths against 3,392 deaths in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ecuador and Eritrea?
- 97 deaths, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Eritrea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Eritrea rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Ecuador ranks 78th and Eritrea ranks 81st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .