Ethiopia vs India: Number of youth deaths
Ethiopia
205,618 deaths
in 2024
India
714,593 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
India rank
2nd
Number of youth deaths over time
- Ethiopia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 714,593 deaths against 205,618 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 508,975 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 3.5 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 35 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 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 547,229 deaths | 3.54 million deaths | 2.99 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 421,822 deaths | 2.46 million deaths | 2.03 million deaths | India |
| 2010s | 262,264 deaths | 1.35 million deaths | 1.09 million deaths | India |
| 2020s | 261,137 deaths | 805,208 deaths | 544,072 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Ethiopia or India?
- India, at 714,593 deaths against 205,618 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Ethiopia and India?
- 508,975 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for number of youth 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 youth 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 fifteen years.