Ethiopia vs Europe & Central Asia: Mortality rate, infant, female

Ethiopia
29.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia
5.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
40th
Europe & Central Asia rank
40th

Mortality rate, infant, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 29.1 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 23.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 4.9 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th of 197 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 98.98 per 1,000 live births 20.45 per 1,000 live births 78.53 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2000s 65.75 per 1,000 live births 12.08 per 1,000 live births 53.67 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2010s 41.51 per 1,000 live births 7.39 per 1,000 live births 34.12 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2020s 36.34 per 1,000 live births 6.06 per 1,000 live births 30.28 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Ethiopia or Europe & Central Asia?
Ethiopia, at 29.1 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia?
23.2 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
Ethiopia ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.