Mortality rate 1-59 months in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Mortality rate 1-59 months was 19.71 in 2024. β Volatile
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Ethiopia, 1977β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate 1-59 months in Ethiopia stood at 19.71. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Ethiopia peaked at 274.16 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 19.71, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 40th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 190.97 | 189.47 | 192.31 | 3 |
| 1980s | 208.2 | 155.41 | 274.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 127.69 | 102.3 | 151.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.99 | 50.27 | 96.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.09 | 25.59 | 46.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.25 | 19.71 | 43.88 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.501 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,357 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,357 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate 1-59 months in Ethiopia?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Ethiopia was 19.71 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 274.16 in 1983.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.71 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Ethiopia ranks 40th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate 1-59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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