Number of child deaths by age in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of child deaths by age was 39,650 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Ethiopia, 1971–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths by age in Ethiopia is 39,650 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.9% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Ethiopia peaked at 244,686 deaths in 1983 and was at its lowest, 39,650 deaths, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 6th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 158,190 deaths | 136,039 deaths | 172,154 deaths | 9 |
| 1980s | 187,183 deaths | 148,853 deaths | 244,686 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 156,873 deaths | 143,992 deaths | 162,342 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,075 deaths | 82,642 deaths | 138,587 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,287 deaths | 45,234 deaths | 77,192 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,712 deaths | 39,650 deaths | 77,966 deaths | 5 |
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More health data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,357 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,357 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Ethiopia?
- Number of child deaths by age in Ethiopia was 39,650 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 244,686 deaths in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,650 deaths in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .