What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?

31.3 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Ethiopia: Mortality rate, under-5

East Asia & Pacific

13.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Ethiopia

44.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

East Asia & Pacific rank

36th

Ethiopia rank

36th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

East Asia & Pacific
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 44.5 per 1,000 live births against 13.2 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 31.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.4 times East Asia & Pacific's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 36th 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	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.75 per 1,000 live births	175.06 per 1,000 live births	125.31 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2000s	30.52 per 1,000 live births	112.34 per 1,000 live births	81.82 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2010s	17.26 per 1,000 live births	66.85 per 1,000 live births	49.59 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2020s	13.9 per 1,000 live births	57.2 per 1,000 live births	43.3 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, East Asia & Pacific or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 44.5 per 1,000 live births against 13.2 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?: 31.3 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 36th 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 (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: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.