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Ethiopia vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, infant

Ethiopia
34.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
9.06 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
050100150200196619952024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 34.5 per 1,000 live births against 9.06 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 25.44 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.8 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Ethiopia ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 111.93 per 1,000 live births 34.97 per 1,000 live births 76.96 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2000s 76.57 per 1,000 live births 21.09 per 1,000 live births 55.48 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2010s 49.35 per 1,000 live births 11.76 per 1,000 live births 37.59 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2020s 42.16 per 1,000 live births 9.46 per 1,000 live births 32.7 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Ethiopia or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Ethiopia, at 34.5 per 1,000 live births against 9.06 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
25.44 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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 (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.