Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 25.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Ethiopia is 25.23, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 - un igme estimates in Ethiopia peaked at 59.55 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.23, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.55 | — |
| 1991 | 58.56 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 57.44 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 56.25 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 54.99 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 53.7 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 52.47 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 51.24 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 50.13 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 49.09 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 48.07 | -2.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.34 | 49.09 | 59.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.55 | 38.74 | 48.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.91 | 28.72 | 37.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.71 | 25.23 | 27.94 | 5 |
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- 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 ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0146 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Ethiopia?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Ethiopia was 25.23 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.55 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.23 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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