Ethiopia vs Indonesia: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Ethiopia
181,015 deaths
in 2023
Indonesia
92,374 deaths
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
5th
Indonesia rank
8th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 181,015 deaths against 92,374 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 88,641 deaths.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.0 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1950s 286,322 deaths 830,803 deaths 544,481 deaths Indonesia
1960s 297,163 deaths 841,298 deaths 544,136 deaths Indonesia
1970s 391,068 deaths 685,780 deaths 294,712 deaths Indonesia
1980s 498,103 deaths 515,023 deaths 16,920 deaths Indonesia
1990s 465,670 deaths 326,300 deaths 139,370 deaths Ethiopia
2000s 358,782 deaths 208,635 deaths 150,147 deaths Ethiopia
2010s 226,106 deaths 139,492 deaths 86,614 deaths Ethiopia
2020s 188,184 deaths 98,663 deaths 89,521 deaths Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Ethiopia or Indonesia?
Ethiopia, at 181,015 deaths against 92,374 deaths in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Ethiopia and Indonesia?
88,641 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Indonesia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Indonesia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
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, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.