Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Deaths aged 5 to 24 was 64,686 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
64,686
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
6th
of 200 countries
All-time high
164,808
in 1990
All-time low
64,686
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Ethiopia, 1990–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200720241990: 164.8k1991: 157.4k1992: 158.2k1993: 157.5k1994: 156.3k1995: 154.3k1996: 151.8k1997: 148.8k1998: 145.7k1999: 150.7k2000: 138.8k2001: 135.0k2002: 131.0k2003: 126.9k2004: 122.7k2005: 118.2k2006: 113.6k2007: 108.9k2008: 104.2k2009: 99.5k2010: 95.0k2011: 90.4k2012: 86.0k2013: 81.6k2014: 77.4k2015: 73.4k2016: 70.2k2017: 67.8k2018: 66.1k2019: 64.9k2020: 67.4k2021: 96.1k2022: 95.2k2023: 68.6k2024: 64.7k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 64,686 for deaths aged 5 to 24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths aged 5 to 24 in Ethiopia peaked at 164,808 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64,686, in 2024.

Ethiopia ranks 6th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 154,544 145,652 164,808 10
2000s 119,894 99,516 138,767 10
2010s 77,273 64,928 94,952 10
2020s 78,414 64,686 96,137 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 119,418 compare
  2. 4 China (People’s Republic of) 87,952 compare
  3. 5 Pakistan 74,872 compare
  4. 7 Indonesia 62,517 compare
  5. 8 Sudan 61,152 compare
  6. 9 Brazil 46,736 compare

See the full ranking of 269 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths aged 5 to 24 in Ethiopia?
Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Ethiopia was 64,686 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest deaths aged 5 to 24 recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 164,808 in 1990.
What is the lowest deaths aged 5 to 24 recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 64,686 in 2024.
How does Ethiopia rank for deaths aged 5 to 24?
Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is deaths aged 5 to 24 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths aged 5 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths aged 5 to 24
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
269 places, 9,415 data points, 1990–2024
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