Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Eritrea or Jordan?

Eritrea, at 3,453 deaths against 3,230 deaths in Jordan as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Eritrea and Jordan?

223 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Jordan: Number of children who die before age 5

Eritrea

3,453 deaths

in 2023

Jordan

3,230 deaths

in 2023

Eritrea rank

81st

Jordan rank

84th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Eritrea
Jordan

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 3,453 deaths against 3,230 deaths in Jordan, a difference of 223 deaths.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 81st and Jordan ranks 84th of 236 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	13,552 deaths	5,936 deaths	7,616 deaths	Eritrea
1960s	13,341 deaths	6,375 deaths	6,965 deaths	Eritrea
1970s	13,989 deaths	6,153 deaths	7,836 deaths	Eritrea
1980s	16,493 deaths	4,979 deaths	11,514 deaths	Eritrea
1990s	9,951 deaths	4,854 deaths	5,097 deaths	Eritrea
2000s	6,446 deaths	4,046 deaths	2,399 deaths	Eritrea
2010s	4,567 deaths	3,911 deaths	655.5 deaths	Eritrea
2020s	3,571 deaths	3,393 deaths	178.25 deaths	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Eritrea or Jordan?: Eritrea, at 3,453 deaths against 3,230 deaths in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Eritrea and Jordan?: 223 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Jordan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Jordan rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Eritrea ranks 81st and Jordan ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.