Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 139,081 against 5,968 in Ethiopia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

133,113, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female

Ethiopia

5,968

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

139,081

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

7th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female over time

Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 139,081 against 5,968 in Ethiopia, a difference of 133,113.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 23.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31,347	196,006	164,659	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	22,539	172,876	150,337	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	9,775	151,498	141,723	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	9,042	146,082	137,039	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 139,081 against 5,968 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 133,113, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?: Ethiopia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years