East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Ethiopia: Mortality rate, under-5, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
15.29 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
50.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Ethiopia rank
35th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 50.2 per 1,000 live births against 15.29 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 34.91 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Ethiopia ranks 35th 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 (excluding high income) Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 56.09 per 1,000 live births 187.83 per 1,000 live births 131.74 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2000s 34.7 per 1,000 live births 123.04 per 1,000 live births 88.34 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2010s 19.69 per 1,000 live births 74.87 per 1,000 live births 55.18 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2020s 16.1 per 1,000 live births 63.28 per 1,000 live births 47.18 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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 50.2 per 1,000 live births against 15.29 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ethiopia?
34.91 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ethiopia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ethiopia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Ethiopia ranks 35th 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, 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

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.