Child mortality by income level of country in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Child mortality by income level of country was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.45 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
36th
of 199 countries
All-time high
32.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 1983
All-time low
4.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
59
1966–2024
Child mortality by income level of country in Ethiopia, 1966–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality by income level of country in Ethiopia is 4.45 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Ethiopia peaked at 32.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.45 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 36th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Child mortality by income level of country in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 25.14 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1967 | 25.08 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 25.03 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 25.01 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 24.96 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 24.93 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 28.9 deaths per 100 live births | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 28.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 28.61 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 28.48 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 24.7 deaths per 100 live births | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 24.64 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 24.57 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 24.4 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 24.19 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 23.92 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 23.58 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 32.33 deaths per 100 live births | +37.1% |
| 1984 | 31.73 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 30.6 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 29.95 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 21.51 deaths per 100 live births | -28.2% |
| 1988 | 21.09 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 20.65 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 20.2 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 19.7 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 19.15 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 18.55 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 17.89 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 17.23 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 16.56 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 15.9 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 15.25 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 14.63 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 14.01 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 13.38 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 12.74 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 12.1 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 11.46 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 10.83 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 10.24 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 9.18 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 8.71 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 8.27 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 7.86 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 7.48 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 7.12 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 6.77 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 6.44 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 6.13 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 5.84 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 5.58 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 5.15 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | +36.5% |
| 2022 | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.15 deaths per 100 live births | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.06 deaths per 100 live births | 25.01 deaths per 100 live births | 25.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1970s | 26.3 deaths per 100 live births | 24.4 deaths per 100 live births | 28.9 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.96 deaths per 100 live births | 20.65 deaths per 100 live births | 32.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.51 deaths per 100 live births | 14.63 deaths per 100 live births | 20.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.24 deaths per 100 live births | 8.71 deaths per 100 live births | 14.01 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 8.27 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 33 Timor-Leste 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 34 Burundi 4.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 35 Eswatini 4.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 37 Gambia 4.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 38 Namibia 3.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 3.94 deaths per 100 live births 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by income level of country in Ethiopia?
- Child mortality by income level of country in Ethiopia was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.
- What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for child mortality by income level of country?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 59 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .