Burundi vs Ethiopia: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Burundi
43 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
38.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Ethiopia rank
36th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 43 per 1,000 live births against 38.5 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 241.5 per 1,000 live births | 235.85 per 1,000 live births | 5.65 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 1970s | 247.35 per 1,000 live births | 247.14 per 1,000 live births | 0.21 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 180.23 per 1,000 live births | 244.28 per 1,000 live births | 64.05 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 163.06 per 1,000 live births | 161.63 per 1,000 live births | 1.43 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 118.24 per 1,000 live births | 101.14 per 1,000 live births | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 65.22 per 1,000 live births | 58.43 per 1,000 live births | 6.79 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 46.18 per 1,000 live births | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | 4.62 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Burundi or Ethiopia?
- Burundi, at 43 per 1,000 live births against 38.5 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 4.5 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 36th 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, under-5, 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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.