Burundi vs Ethiopia: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Burundi
4.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
4.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
33rd
Ethiopia rank
34th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.77 deaths per 100 live births against 4.56 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Burundi ranks 33rd and Ethiopia ranks 34th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.96 deaths per 100 live births | 18.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9646 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 13.23 deaths per 100 live births | 12.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | 7.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.274 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | 5.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7207 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Burundi or Ethiopia?
- Burundi, at 4.77 deaths per 100 live births against 4.56 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 0.21 deaths per 100 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Burundi ranks 33rd and Ethiopia ranks 34th of 106 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 Child mortality rate by household wealth. 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 under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.