What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ethiopia and Upper middle income?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Upper middle income?

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.

Ethiopia vs Upper middle income: Mortality rate, under-5

Ethiopia

44.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Upper middle income

13.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

36th

Upper middle income rank

37th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Ethiopia
Upper middle income

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 44.5 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income, a difference of 31.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.4 times Upper middle income's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 197 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	175.06 per 1,000 live births	48.3 per 1,000 live births	126.76 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2000s	112.34 per 1,000 live births	29.49 per 1,000 live births	82.85 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2010s	66.85 per 1,000 live births	16.88 per 1,000 live births	49.97 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2020s	57.2 per 1,000 live births	13.72 per 1,000 live births	43.48 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, Ethiopia or Upper middle income?: Ethiopia, at 44.5 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ethiopia and Upper middle income?: 31.4 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Upper middle income?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Upper middle income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Ethiopia ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 37th 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 (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.