Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.93 million against 181,228 in Ethiopia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

2.75 million, 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?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of under-five deaths

Ethiopia

181,228

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

2.93 million

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

5th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

6th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.93 million against 181,228 in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.75 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 16.2 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th 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	454,494	4.14 million	3.69 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	352,878	3.72 million	3.37 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	226,944	3.15 million	2.92 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	226,316	3.01 million	2.79 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.93 million against 181,228 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 2.75 million, 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 under-five deaths?: Ethiopia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.