Ethiopia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Ethiopia
50.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
16.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
35th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Ethiopia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 50.2 per 1,000 live births against 16.9 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 33.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187.83 per 1,000 live births | 48.12 per 1,000 live births | 139.71 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 123.04 per 1,000 live births | 29.26 per 1,000 live births | 93.78 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 74.87 per 1,000 live births | 20.82 per 1,000 live births | 54.05 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 63.28 per 1,000 live births | 17.62 per 1,000 live births | 45.66 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, Ethiopia or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Ethiopia, at 50.2 per 1,000 live births against 16.9 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 33.3 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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.