Eritrea - Infant Mortality Rate

Since 2014, Eritrea Infant Mortality Rate decreased by 2.7% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 54 among other countries in Infant Mortality Rate with 30.5 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Eritrea is overtaken by Namibia, which was number 53 at 30.7 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Tajikistan with 29.6 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Central African Republic ranked the highest with 81 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, -2.9% compared to 2018. Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Somalia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela witnessed the best average annual growth at +6.4% per year, while Macedonia witnessed the worst performance at -13.6% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 30.50
2018 31.30
2017 32.20
2016 33.10
2015 34.00
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How does Eritrea rank in Infant Mortality Rate?

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Central African Republic
81 2019 -2.9 % -2.5 % View data
2 #2
Sierra Leone
81 2019 -3.0 % -3.1 % View data
53 #53
Namibia
31 2019 -1.6 % -2.2 % View data
54 #54
Eritrea
31 2019 -2.6 % -2.7 % View data
55 #55
Tajikistan
30 2019 -2.6 % -2.5 % View data
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