Burundi vs Ethiopia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Burundi
47.06 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
44.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
36th
Ethiopia rank
38th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 47.06 per 1,000 live births against 44.5 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.56 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 125.77 per 1,000 live births | 112.36 per 1,000 live births | 13.41 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 70.62 per 1,000 live births | 66.85 per 1,000 live births | 3.77 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 50.52 per 1,000 live births | 57.18 per 1,000 live births | 6.66 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Burundi or Ethiopia?
- Burundi, at 47.06 per 1,000 live births against 44.5 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 2.56 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Burundi ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.