Neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia peaked at 7.7% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2019.
Ethiopia ranks 18th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia was 2.7% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2019.
- How does Ethiopia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days