Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 25.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
25.23
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
21st
of 200 countries
All-time high
59.55
in 1990
All-time low
25.23
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Ethiopia, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 59.51991: 58.61992: 57.41993: 56.21994: 551995: 53.71996: 52.51997: 51.21998: 50.11999: 49.12000: 48.12001: 472002: 46.12003: 45.12004: 44.22005: 43.22006: 42.22007: 412008: 39.92009: 38.72010: 37.62011: 36.42012: 35.32013: 34.32014: 33.32015: 32.32016: 31.32017: 30.42018: 29.52019: 28.72020: 27.92021: 27.62022: 26.92023: 25.92024: 25.2

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

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Ethiopia, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 18 Benin 27.18 compare
  2. 19 Djibouti 27.07 compare
  3. 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.29 compare
  4. 22 Mozambique 25.08 compare
  5. 23 Eswatini 25 compare
  6. 24 Cameroon 24.76 compare

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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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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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