Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Ethiopia

Under-five mortality rate in Ethiopia in 2024 — 44.5 per 1,000. Ranked 161 in the world out of 196. Since 1966, the indicator has fallen by 82.3%.

2024 44.5 per 1,000 −13.59% vs 2023
World rank 161of 196
Period maximum 323.3 per 1,0001983
Period minimum 44.5 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1966–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Ethiopia, 1966–20240100200300400196619721978198419901996200220082014202020241966: 251.4 per 1,0001967: 250.8 per 1,0001968: 250.3 per 1,0001969: 250.1 per 1,0001970: 249.6 per 1,0001971: 249.3 per 1,0001972: 289 per 1,0001973: 287.6 per 1,0001974: 286.1 per 1,0001975: 284.8 per 1,0001976: 247 per 1,0001977: 246.4 per 1,0001978: 245.7 per 1,0001979: 244 per 1,0001980: 241.9 per 1,0001981: 239.2 per 1,0001982: 235.8 per 1,0001983: 323.3 per 1,0001984: 317.3 per 1,0001985: 306 per 1,0001986: 299.5 per 1,0001987: 215.1 per 1,0001988: 210.9 per 1,0001989: 206.5 per 1,0001990: 202 per 1,0001991: 197 per 1,0001992: 191.5 per 1,0001993: 185.5 per 1,0001994: 178.9 per 1,0001995: 172.3 per 1,0001996: 165.6 per 1,0001997: 159 per 1,0001998: 152.5 per 1,0001999: 146.3 per 1,0002000: 140.1 per 1,0002001: 133.8 per 1,0002002: 127.4 per 1,0002003: 121 per 1,0002004: 114.6 per 1,0002005: 108.3 per 1,0002006: 102.4 per 1,0002007: 96.9 per 1,0002008: 91.8 per 1,0002009: 87.1 per 1,0002010: 82.7 per 1,0002011: 78.6 per 1,0002012: 74.8 per 1,0002013: 71.2 per 1,0002014: 67.7 per 1,0002015: 64.4 per 1,0002016: 61.3 per 1,0002017: 58.4 per 1,0002018: 55.8 per 1,0002019: 53.6 per 1,0002020: 51.5 per 1,0002021: 70.4 per 1,0002022: 68.1 per 1,0002023: 51.5 per 1,0002024: 44.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: −206.9 (−82.3%) Average annual rate: -2.94 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 44.5 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 49.6 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 61.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 44.5 −7 −13.59%
2023 51.5 −16.6 −24.38%
2022 68.1 −2.3 −3.27%
2021 70.4 +18.9 +36.7%
2020 51.5 −2.1 −3.92%
2019 53.6 −2.2 −3.94%
2018 55.8 −2.6 −4.45%
2017 58.4 −2.9 −4.73%
2016 61.3 −3.1 −4.81%
2015 64.4 −3.3 −4.87%
2014 67.7 −3.5 −4.92%
2013 71.2 −3.6 −4.81%
2012 74.8 −3.8 −4.83%
2011 78.6 −4.1 −4.96%
2010 82.7 −4.4 −5.05%
2009 87.1 −4.7 −5.12%
2008 91.8 −5.1 −5.26%
2007 96.9 −5.5 −5.37%
2006 102.4 −5.9 −5.45%
2005 108.3 −6.3 −5.5%
2004 114.6 −6.4 −5.29%
2003 121 −6.4 −5.02%
2002 127.4 −6.4 −4.78%
2001 133.8 −6.3 −4.5%
2000 140.1 −6.2 −4.24%
1999 146.3 −6.2 −4.07%
1998 152.5 −6.5 −4.09%
1997 159 −6.6 −3.99%
1996 165.6 −6.7 −3.89%
1995 172.3 −6.6 −3.69%
1994 178.9 −6.6 −3.56%
1993 185.5 −6 −3.13%
1992 191.5 −5.5 −2.79%
1991 197 −5 −2.48%
1990 202 −4.5 −2.18%
1989 206.5 −4.4 −2.09%
1988 210.9 −4.2 −1.95%
1987 215.1 −84.4 −28.18%
1986 299.5 −6.5 −2.12%
1985 306 −11.3 −3.56%
1984 317.3 −6 −1.86%
1983 323.3 +87.5 +37.11%
1982 235.8 −3.4 −1.42%
1981 239.2 −2.7 −1.12%
1980 241.9 −2.1 −0.86%
1979 244 −1.7 −0.69%
1978 245.7 −0.7 −0.28%
1977 246.4 −0.6 −0.24%
1976 247 −37.8 −13.27%
1975 284.8 −1.3 −0.45%
1974 286.1 −1.5 −0.52%
1973 287.6 −1.4 −0.48%
1972 289 +39.7 +15.92%
1971 249.3 −0.3 −0.12%
1970 249.6 −0.5 −0.2%
1969 250.1 −0.2 −0.08%
1968 250.3 −0.5 −0.2%
1967 250.8 −0.6 −0.24%
1966 251.4

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.