What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Ethiopia and Middle income?

8.18 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle income?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Ethiopia vs Middle income: Mortality rate, neonatal

Ethiopia

25.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Middle income

17.02 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

21st

Middle income rank

21st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Ethiopia
Middle income

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 25.2 per 1,000 live births against 17.02 per 1,000 live births in Middle income, a difference of 8.18 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Middle income's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 21st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	54.33 per 1,000 live births	36.66 per 1,000 live births	17.67 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2000s	43.55 per 1,000 live births	27.69 per 1,000 live births	15.86 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2010s	32.91 per 1,000 live births	20.24 per 1,000 live births	12.67 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2020s	26.7 per 1,000 live births	17.72 per 1,000 live births	8.98 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Ethiopia or Middle income?: Ethiopia, at 25.2 per 1,000 live births against 17.02 per 1,000 live births in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Ethiopia and Middle income?: 8.18 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle income?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Middle income rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Ethiopia ranks 21st and Middle income 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (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, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.