Burundi vs Ethiopia: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Burundi
51 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
50.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Ethiopia rank
35th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Burundi
  • Ethiopia
100200300196519942024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 51 per 1,000 live births against 50.2 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Burundi ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 35th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1960s 251.95 per 1,000 live births 264.75 per 1,000 live births 12.8 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1970s 258.56 per 1,000 live births 277.88 per 1,000 live births 19.32 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1980s 193.59 per 1,000 live births 274.18 per 1,000 live births 80.59 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1990s 178.32 per 1,000 live births 187.83 per 1,000 live births 9.51 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2000s 132.93 per 1,000 live births 123.04 per 1,000 live births 9.89 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2010s 75.75 per 1,000 live births 74.87 per 1,000 live births 0.88 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2020s 54.62 per 1,000 live births 63.28 per 1,000 live births 8.66 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, male, Burundi or Ethiopia?
Burundi, at 51 per 1,000 live births against 50.2 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Burundi and Ethiopia?
0.8 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, male?
Burundi ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 35th 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, male (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, under-5, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.