Ecuador vs Eritrea: Number of infants who die before age 1

Ecuador
2,613 deaths
in 2023
Eritrea
2,678 deaths
in 2023
Ecuador rank
82nd
Eritrea rank
81st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Ecuador
  • Eritrea
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k195019862023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 2,678 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Ecuador, a difference of 65 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 82nd and Eritrea ranks 81st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Eritrea Difference Ahead
1950s 22,984 deaths 8,135 deaths 14,849 deaths Ecuador
1960s 23,774 deaths 8,098 deaths 15,676 deaths Ecuador
1970s 22,388 deaths 8,412 deaths 13,975 deaths Ecuador
1980s 16,380 deaths 9,897 deaths 6,482 deaths Ecuador
1990s 10,723 deaths 6,371 deaths 4,352 deaths Ecuador
2000s 6,403 deaths 4,414 deaths 1,989 deaths Ecuador
2010s 4,039 deaths 3,334 deaths 705.1 deaths Ecuador
2020s 2,836 deaths 2,747 deaths 89 deaths Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Ecuador or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 2,678 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ecuador and Eritrea?
65 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Eritrea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Eritrea rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Ecuador ranks 82nd and Eritrea ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
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

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.