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

Eritrea, at 425 deaths against 385 deaths in Canada as of 2100.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

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.

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

Canada

385 deaths

in 2100

Eritrea

425 deaths

in 2100

Canada rank

85th

Eritrea rank

84th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Canada
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 425 deaths against 385 deaths in Canada, a difference of 40 deaths.

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

Across all 77 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 85th and Eritrea ranks 84th of 236 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
2020s	1,358 deaths	2,496 deaths	1,139 deaths	Eritrea
2030s	1,135 deaths	2,014 deaths	878.9 deaths	Eritrea
2040s	938.4 deaths	1,472 deaths	533.2 deaths	Eritrea
2050s	783.6 deaths	1,131 deaths	347.5 deaths	Eritrea
2060s	668.1 deaths	884.8 deaths	216.7 deaths	Eritrea
2070s	577.5 deaths	693.5 deaths	116 deaths	Eritrea
2080s	495.6 deaths	569.4 deaths	73.8 deaths	Eritrea
2090s	421.6 deaths	472 deaths	50.4 deaths	Eritrea
2100s	385 deaths	425 deaths	40 deaths	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Canada or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 425 deaths against 385 deaths in Canada as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Canada and Eritrea?: 40 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Eritrea?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Canada and Eritrea rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Canada ranks 85th and Eritrea 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 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.