Burundi vs Ethiopia: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Burundi
4.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
4.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Ethiopia rank
36th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.71 deaths per 100 live births against 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.69 deaths per 100 live births | 25.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3725 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 25.31 deaths per 100 live births | 26.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.982 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 18.71 deaths per 100 live births | 25.96 deaths per 100 live births | 7.25 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 17.09 deaths per 100 live births | 17.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.418 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 12.58 deaths per 100 live births | 11.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 7.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.377 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.666 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Burundi or Ethiopia?
- Burundi, at 4.71 deaths per 100 live births against 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 0.26 deaths per 100 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.