Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Youth mortality rate
Ethiopia
5.17 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania
4.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
37th
Tanzania rank
39th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 5.17 deaths per 100 live births against 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.26 deaths per 100 live births | 19.54 deaths per 100 live births | 7.72 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 22.26 deaths per 100 live births | 17.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.7 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 13.91 deaths per 100 live births | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 7.84 deaths per 100 live births | 6.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9447 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 6.76 deaths per 100 live births | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
- Ethiopia, at 5.17 deaths per 100 live births against 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 0.33 deaths per 100 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 39th 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 Youth mortality rate. 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, per 100 live births.