Crude death rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Crude death rate was 5.96 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.96
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
182nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.32
in 1957
All-time low
5.96
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Crude death rate in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, crude death rate in Ethiopia stood at 5.96. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate in Ethiopia peaked at 31.32 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 5.96, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 182nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.26 | 24.16 | 31.32 | 10 |
| 1960s | 23.17 | 22.36 | 24.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.39 | 22.34 | 25.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.13 | 19.23 | 28.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.29 | 15.63 | 19.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2 | 9.51 | 14.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 6.48 | 8.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.27 | 5.96 | 6.64 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 179 British Virgin Islands 5.97 compare
- 180 Kyrgyzstan 5.97 compare
- 181 Lebanon 5.96 compare
- 183 Rwanda 5.93 compare
- 184 Mongolia 5.93 compare
- 185 Afghanistan 5.8 compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,357 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,357 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1.72 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 39.35 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 52.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.77 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate in Ethiopia?
- Crude death rate in Ethiopia was 5.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.32 in 1957.
- What is the lowest crude death rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.96 in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for crude death rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crude death rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).