Eritrea vs India: Mortality rate, infant
Eritrea
25.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
India
24.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Eritrea rank
56th
India rank
57th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Eritrea
- India
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 25.5 per 1,000 live births against 24.5 per 1,000 live births in India, a difference of 1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was India ahead.
Eritrea ranks 56th and India ranks 57th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.06 per 1,000 live births | 118.44 per 1,000 live births | 19.38 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 1980s | 108.46 per 1,000 live births | 96.78 per 1,000 live births | 11.68 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 66.69 per 1,000 live births | 76.33 per 1,000 live births | 9.64 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2000s | 44.26 per 1,000 live births | 57.59 per 1,000 live births | 13.33 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2010s | 33 per 1,000 live births | 37.81 per 1,000 live births | 4.81 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2020s | 26.75 per 1,000 live births | 26.27 per 1,000 live births | 0.475 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Eritrea or India?
- Eritrea, at 25.5 per 1,000 live births against 24.5 per 1,000 live births in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Eritrea and India?
- 1 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and India?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and India rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Eritrea ranks 56th and India ranks 57th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release