What is child mortality rate in Ethiopia?

Child mortality rate in Ethiopia was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?

The highest recorded value was 32.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?

The lowest recorded value was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Ethiopia rank for child mortality rate?

Ethiopia ranks 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Ethiopia

Name: Child mortality rate in Ethiopia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ethiopia: Child mortality rate 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 200 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

1966–2024

Child mortality rate in Ethiopia, 1966–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN 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 rate in Ethiopia is 4.45 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate 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.

That places Ethiopia 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	25.07 deaths per 100 live births	25.01 deaths per 100 live births	25.14 deaths per 100 live births	4
1970s	26.29 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	11.23 deaths per 100 live births	8.71 deaths per 100 live births	14.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	6.68 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 East Timor 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

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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)

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Ethiopia?: Child mortality rate in Ethiopia was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 32.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Ethiopia rank for child mortality rate?: Ethiopia ranks 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.