Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Eritrea or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 2,731 deaths against 2,678 deaths in Eritrea as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Eritrea and Saudi Arabia?

53 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Saudi Arabia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Eritrea

2,678 deaths

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

2,731 deaths

in 2023

Eritrea rank

81st

Saudi Arabia rank

80th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Eritrea
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2,731 deaths against 2,678 deaths in Eritrea, a difference of 53 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 81st and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,135 deaths	17,467 deaths	9,332 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1960s	8,098 deaths	20,424 deaths	12,327 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1970s	8,412 deaths	20,008 deaths	11,595 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1980s	9,897 deaths	17,817 deaths	7,920 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1990s	6,371 deaths	11,143 deaths	4,771 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2000s	4,414 deaths	6,377 deaths	1,963 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2010s	3,334 deaths	4,419 deaths	1,086 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2020s	2,747 deaths	2,778 deaths	31.25 deaths	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Eritrea or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 2,731 deaths against 2,678 deaths in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Eritrea and Saudi Arabia?: 53 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Saudi Arabia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Eritrea ranks 81st and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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