Ethiopia vs India: Number of child deaths by age
Ethiopia
39,650 deaths
in 2024
India
75,457 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
6th
India rank
3rd
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Ethiopia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 75,457 deaths against 39,650 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 35,807 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 1.9 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 158,190 deaths | 1.60 million deaths | 1.44 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 187,183 deaths | 1.35 million deaths | 1.16 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 156,873 deaths | 979,954 deaths | 823,082 deaths | India |
| 2000s | 110,075 deaths | 535,872 deaths | 425,797 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 58,287 deaths | 212,112 deaths | 153,826 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 57,712 deaths | 93,595 deaths | 35,883 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Ethiopia or India?
- India, at 75,457 deaths against 39,650 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Ethiopia and India?
- 35,807 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd 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 .