Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.1389 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Ethiopia is 0.1389 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.3063 units per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1361 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Ethiopia ranks 21st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3063 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.3049 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3019 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2983 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2942 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2883 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.283 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2774 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2713 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2647 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2566 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2198 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.213 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2053 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1969 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1886 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1797 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1652 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1584 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.147 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1441 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1417 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1394 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1379 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1751 units per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1716 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1389 units per square kilometre | -19.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1389 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.09 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1389 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0821 units per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +28.7% | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | 0.1751 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2967 units per square kilometre | 0.283 units per square kilometre | 0.3063 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2273 units per square kilometre | 0.1797 units per square kilometre | 0.2774 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1494 units per square kilometre | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1554 units per square kilometre | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | 0.1751 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 18 Kiribati 0.1679 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Nauru 0.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1429 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Singapore 0.1365 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Philippines 0.1352 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Lebanon 0.1345 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.1389 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3063 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1361 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.