Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Mortality rate, neonatal
Djibouti
27.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
25.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
19th
Ethiopia rank
21st
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 27.1 per 1,000 live births against 25.2 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.9 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Djibouti ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | 67.2 per 1,000 live births | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 51.95 per 1,000 live births | 64.91 per 1,000 live births | 12.96 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 45.72 per 1,000 live births | 54.33 per 1,000 live births | 8.61 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 40.15 per 1,000 live births | 43.55 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 33.61 per 1,000 live births | 32.91 per 1,000 live births | 0.7 per 1,000 live births | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 28.42 per 1,000 live births | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | 1.72 per 1,000 live births | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Djibouti or Ethiopia?
- Djibouti, at 27.1 per 1,000 live births against 25.2 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Djibouti and Ethiopia?
- 1.9 per 1,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ethiopia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Ethiopia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Djibouti ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 21st 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, neonatal (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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.