Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Ethiopia or Niger?

Ethiopia, at 181,015 deaths against 123,007 deaths in Niger as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Ethiopia and Niger?

58,008 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Niger: Number of children who die before age 5

Ethiopia

181,015 deaths

in 2023

Niger

123,007 deaths

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

5th

Niger rank

6th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Ethiopia
Niger

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 181,015 deaths against 123,007 deaths in Niger, a difference of 58,008 deaths.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Niger ranks 6th of 236 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1950s	286,322 deaths	54,376 deaths	231,945 deaths	Ethiopia
1960s	297,163 deaths	71,614 deaths	225,548 deaths	Ethiopia
1970s	391,068 deaths	95,609 deaths	295,459 deaths	Ethiopia
1980s	498,103 deaths	127,996 deaths	370,107 deaths	Ethiopia
1990s	465,670 deaths	142,261 deaths	323,409 deaths	Ethiopia
2000s	358,782 deaths	120,782 deaths	238,001 deaths	Ethiopia
2010s	226,106 deaths	114,141 deaths	111,965 deaths	Ethiopia
2020s	188,184 deaths	121,132 deaths	67,052 deaths	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Ethiopia or Niger?: Ethiopia, at 181,015 deaths against 123,007 deaths in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Ethiopia and Niger?: 58,008 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Ethiopia ranks 5th and Niger ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.