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
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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About this data
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.