East Asia & Pacific vs Ethiopia: Mortality rate, under-5, female

East Asia & Pacific
11.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
38.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
37th
Ethiopia rank
36th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 38.5 per 1,000 live births against 11.9 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 26.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th 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 Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 46.41 per 1,000 live births 161.63 per 1,000 live births 115.22 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2000s 28.19 per 1,000 live births 101.14 per 1,000 live births 72.95 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2010s 15.81 per 1,000 live births 58.43 per 1,000 live births 42.62 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2020s 12.52 per 1,000 live births 50.8 per 1,000 live births 38.28 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, East Asia & Pacific or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 38.5 per 1,000 live births against 11.9 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?
26.6 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th 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, 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (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

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.