Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita was 0.0003 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Ethiopia, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Ethiopia is 0.0003 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0065 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 31st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0048 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0057 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 units per person | -17.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0065 units per person | +50.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0061 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 units per person | -36.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.003 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 units per person | +72.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per person | -36.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 units per person | -22.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0003 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 units per person, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0003 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +72.1% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person |
| 1983 | +50.4% | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0065 units per person |
| 1987 | -36.2% | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0035 units per person |
| 2023 | -36.3% | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Ethiopia?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0003 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.