Ethiopia vs East Timor: Child mortality rate
Ethiopia
4.5%
in 2023
East Timor
4.7%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
35th
East Timor rank
32nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Ethiopia
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East Timor ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and East Timor ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.6% | 38.3% | 5.8% | East Timor |
| 1960s | 26.3% | 33.6% | 7.2% | East Timor |
| 1970s | 25.7% | 34.4% | 8.7% | East Timor |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 25.8% | 0.2% | East Timor |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 20.1% | 2.5% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.1% | 2.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.9% | 0.2% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Ethiopia or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Ethiopia and East Timor?
- 0.2%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and East Timor?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and East Timor rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and East Timor ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.