Ethiopia vs Niger: Number of child deaths
Ethiopia
181,228 deaths
in 2024
Niger
118,445 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
Niger rank
6th
Number of child deaths over time
- Ethiopia
- Niger
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 181,228 deaths against 118,445 deaths in Niger, a difference of 62,783 deaths.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Niger ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 405,907 deaths | 97,394 deaths | 308,512 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 495,242 deaths | 124,000 deaths | 371,242 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 454,494 deaths | 137,903 deaths | 316,591 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 352,878 deaths | 116,424 deaths | 236,453 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 226,944 deaths | 110,368 deaths | 116,575 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 226,316 deaths | 117,845 deaths | 108,471 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Ethiopia or Niger?
- Ethiopia, at 181,228 deaths against 118,445 deaths in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ethiopia and Niger?
- 62,783 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th and Niger ranks 6th 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 .