Djibouti vs Eritrea

Djibouti vs Eritrea: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 4.9 per 100 live births in Djibouti and 3.4 per 100 live births in Eritrea, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Djibouti, by 1.5 per 100 live births, or 1.43 times that in Eritrea.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Djibouti vs Eritrea: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 4.9 per 100 live births in Djibouti and 3.4 per 100 live births in Eritrea, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Djibouti, by 1.5 per 100 live births, or 1.43 times that in Eritrea.
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What the numbers say

  • Djibouti has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Eritrea.
  • In 2024, Djibouti ranked 29 and Eritrea ranked 54 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearDjiboutiEritreaWorld
20244.93.43.7
20235.13.53.8
20225.23.74
20215.43.84
20205.63.93.9
20195.84.14
20185.94.24
20176.14.34.1
20166.34.54.2
20156.54.64.3
20146.74.84.4
20136.954.5
20127.15.14.7
20117.35.35
20107.65.55.1
20097.85.75.3
2008865.5
20078.26.25.7
20068.56.56
20058.76.86.2
20048.97.16.6
20039.27.46.8
20029.47.77.1
20019.68.17.4
20009.98.57.7
199910.1117.9
199810.29.58.3
199710.410.18.4
199610.610.78.6
199510.711.58.8
199410.812.28.9
19931113.19.1
199211.113.99.2
199111.314.69.3
199011.515.39.4
198911.8169.5
198812.116.610
198712.417.19.9
198612.717.510.3
198513.127.410.6
198413.527.910.9
198313.928.411.1
198214.318.911.2
198114.719.311.6
198015.119.511.9
197915.519.911.9
19781620.212.3
197716.520.612.6
1976172112.8
1975–25.513.1
1974–22.113.3
1973–21.113.5
1972–21.313.7
1971–21.513.9
1970–21.714.2
1969–21.914.6
1968––15
1967––15.3
1966––15.1
1965––15.1
1964––15.7
1963––16.2
1962––17
1961––18.8
1960––20.2
1959––19.9
1958––19.7
1957––20.5
1956––21.3
1955––22.3
1954––22.8
1953––23.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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