Neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Neonatal mortality rate was 25.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 25.23 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia peaked at 48.07 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.23, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 20th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.07 | — |
| 2001 | 47.05 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 46.07 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 45.11 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 44.17 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 43.21 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 42.16 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 41.03 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 39.9 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 38.74 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 37.59 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 36.42 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 35.31 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 34.27 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 33.26 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 32.29 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 31.34 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 30.4 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 29.55 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 28.72 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 27.94 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 27.55 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 26.87 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 25.94 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 25.23 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.55 | 38.74 | 48.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.91 | 28.72 | 37.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.71 | 25.23 | 27.94 | 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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,572 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Ethiopia was 25.23 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.07 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.23 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).