What is infant mortality rate in Ethiopia?

Infant mortality rate in Ethiopia was 3.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?

The highest recorded value was 19.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?

The lowest recorded value was 3.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Ethiopia rank for infant mortality rate?

Ethiopia ranks 36th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia: Infant mortality rate was 3.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.45 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 10.8%

World rank

36th

of 199 countries

All-time high

19.56 deaths per 100 live births

in 1983

All-time low

3.45 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1966–2024

Infant mortality rate in Ethiopia, 1966–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Ethiopia stood at 3.45 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 59 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 19.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.45 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Ethiopia ranks 36th of 199 countries on this measure, 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	14.35 deaths per 100 live births	14.29 deaths per 100 live births	14.43 deaths per 100 live births	4
1970s	15.56 deaths per 100 live births	14.47 deaths per 100 live births	16.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	15.91 deaths per 100 live births	12.97 deaths per 100 live births	19.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	11.19 deaths per 100 live births	9.57 deaths per 100 live births	12.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	7.66 deaths per 100 live births	6.18 deaths per 100 live births	9.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.94 deaths per 100 live births	4.08 deaths per 100 live births	5.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	3.45 deaths per 100 live births	4.99 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

33 Togo 3.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
34 East Timor 3.46 deaths per 100 live births compare
35 Zambia 3.46 deaths per 100 live births compare
37 Kenya 3.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
38 Yemen 3.38 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Dominica 3.33 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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 infant mortality rate in Ethiopia?: Infant mortality rate in Ethiopia was 3.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 19.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 3.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Ethiopia rank for infant mortality rate?: Ethiopia ranks 36th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .