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
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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About this data
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.