Which has higher number of infant deaths, Eritrea or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 2,574 deaths against 2,468 deaths in Eritrea as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Eritrea and Saudi Arabia?

106 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.

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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Saudi Arabia: Number of infant deaths

Eritrea

2,468 deaths

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

2,574 deaths

in 2024

Eritrea rank

85th

Saudi Arabia rank

84th

Number of infant deaths over time

Eritrea
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2,574 deaths against 2,468 deaths in Eritrea, a difference of 106 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 85th and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6,340 deaths	24,326 deaths	17,986 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1980s	8,233 deaths	20,915 deaths	12,682 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1990s	5,574 deaths	12,375 deaths	6,800 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2000s	4,028 deaths	6,726 deaths	2,698 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2010s	3,159 deaths	4,312 deaths	1,153 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2020s	2,538 deaths	2,614 deaths	76 deaths	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Eritrea or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 2,574 deaths against 2,468 deaths in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Eritrea and Saudi Arabia?: 106 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Saudi Arabia?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Eritrea ranks 85th and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .