Infant mortality rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Infant mortality rate was 34.49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Ethiopia stood at 34.49. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Ethiopia peaked at 92.32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.49, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 33rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.32 | — |
| 2001 | 88.85 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 85.32 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 81.7 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 77.99 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 74.37 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 70.92 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 67.7 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 64.68 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 61.84 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 59.2 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 56.75 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 54.42 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 52.19 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 50 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 47.92 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 45.91 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 44.03 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 42.33 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 40.82 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 39.41 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 49.86 | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 48.32 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 38.67 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 34.49 | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.57 | 61.84 | 92.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.36 | 40.82 | 59.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.15 | 34.49 | 49.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,501 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Ethiopia?
- Infant mortality rate in Ethiopia was 34.49 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.32 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.49 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for infant mortality rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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