Chad vs Ethiopia: Number of child deaths by age
Chad
31,625 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia
39,650 deaths
in 2024
Chad rank
7th
Ethiopia rank
6th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Chad
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 39,650 deaths against 31,625 deaths in Chad, a difference of 8,025 deaths.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,127 deaths | 158,190 deaths | 137,063 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 23,532 deaths | 187,183 deaths | 163,651 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 29,110 deaths | 156,873 deaths | 127,763 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 33,706 deaths | 110,075 deaths | 76,369 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 35,313 deaths | 58,287 deaths | 22,974 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 32,450 deaths | 57,712 deaths | 25,261 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Chad or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 39,650 deaths against 31,625 deaths in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Chad and Ethiopia?
- 8,025 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Ethiopia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Ethiopia rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Chad ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .