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