Ethiopia vs India: Number of child deaths
Ethiopia
181,228 deaths
in 2024
India
615,030 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
India rank
2nd
Number of child deaths over time
- Ethiopia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 615,030 deaths against 181,228 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 433,802 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 3.4 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 398,910 deaths | 4.41 million deaths | 4.01 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 495,242 deaths | 3.90 million deaths | 3.41 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 454,494 deaths | 3.13 million deaths | 2.67 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 352,878 deaths | 2.15 million deaths | 1.80 million deaths | India |
| 2010s | 226,944 deaths | 1.17 million deaths | 946,041 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 226,316 deaths | 693,757 deaths | 467,441 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Ethiopia or India?
- India, at 615,030 deaths against 181,228 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ethiopia and India?
- 433,802 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .