Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 39 highest in 2019. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Ethiopia, 2000–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Ethiopia is 39 highest, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Ethiopia peaked at 95 highest in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39 highest, in 2019.
Ethiopia ranks 9th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95 highest | — |
| 2005 | 60 highest | -36.8% |
| 2011 | 60 highest | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54 highest | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 39 highest | -27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.5 highest | 60 highest | 95 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 51 highest | 39 highest | 60 highest | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Ethiopia?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Ethiopia was 39 highest in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 95 highest in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 highest in 2019.
- How does Ethiopia rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).