Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre was 0.0353 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0353 units per square kilometre for child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.162 units per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0353 units per square kilometre, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 27th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.162 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.1609 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1592 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1565 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1531 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1487 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.144 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1386 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1326 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1261 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1196 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1005 units per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.089 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0736 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0687 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.064 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0597 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | +76.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0683 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | -20.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0353 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0353 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0353 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0271 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre 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 | +76.8% | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | 0.0695 units per square kilometre |
| 2023 | -34.6% | 0.0683 units per square kilometre | 0.0447 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1549 units per square kilometre | 0.144 units per square kilometre | 0.162 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1037 units per square kilometre | 0.0736 units per square kilometre | 0.1386 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | 0.0687 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 0.039 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Niger 0.0367 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Bahrain 0.0362 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Madagascar 0.0326 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Ghana 0.0322 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Singapore 0.0304 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.0353 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths life stage, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.162 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest child deaths life stage, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0353 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for child deaths life stage, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths life stage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths life stage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths life stage ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Child deaths life stage Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 life stage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.