Burundi vs Ethiopia: Mortality rate, under-5

Burundi
47.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
44.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Ethiopia rank
36th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Burundi
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 44.5 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

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 36th of 196 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 246.93 per 1,000 live births 250.65 per 1,000 live births 3.72 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1970s 253.13 per 1,000 live births 262.95 per 1,000 live births 9.82 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1980s 187.07 per 1,000 live births 259.55 per 1,000 live births 72.48 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1990s 170.88 per 1,000 live births 175.06 per 1,000 live births 4.18 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2000s 125.77 per 1,000 live births 112.34 per 1,000 live births 13.43 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2010s 70.62 per 1,000 live births 66.85 per 1,000 live births 3.77 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2020s 50.54 per 1,000 live births 57.2 per 1,000 live births 6.66 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, Burundi or Ethiopia?
Burundi, at 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 44.5 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burundi and Ethiopia?
2.6 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?
Burundi ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 196 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 (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 (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
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.