East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Ethiopia: Mortality rate, infant

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
34.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
35th
Ethiopia rank
36th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Ethiopia
050100150200196619952024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 34.5 per 1,000 live births against 11.3 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 23.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 41.74 per 1,000 live births 111.93 per 1,000 live births 70.19 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2000s 25.71 per 1,000 live births 76.57 per 1,000 live births 50.86 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2010s 14.47 per 1,000 live births 49.35 per 1,000 live births 34.88 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2020s 11.84 per 1,000 live births 42.16 per 1,000 live births 30.32 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 34.5 per 1,000 live births against 11.3 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ethiopia?
23.2 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ethiopia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ethiopia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.