Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita was 0.0008 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Ethiopia, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.0008 deaths per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0035 deaths per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 deaths per person, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 20th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0034 deaths per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0034 deaths per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 deaths per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 deaths per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 deaths per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.003 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.002 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.002 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.001 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.001 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.001 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.001 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -4.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0008 deaths per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 deaths per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0008 deaths per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 deaths per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0034 deaths per person | 0.0034 deaths per person | 0.0034 deaths per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 deaths per person | 0.0031 deaths per person | 0.0035 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 deaths per person | 0.0023 deaths per person | 0.003 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 deaths per person | 0.0015 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 deaths per person | 0.001 deaths per person | 0.0014 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 deaths per person | 0.0008 deaths per person | 0.0009 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0009 deaths per person compare
- 18 Sierra Leone 0.0009 deaths per person compare
- 19 Cameroon 0.0008 deaths per person compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 0.0008 deaths per person compare
- 22 Togo 0.0008 deaths per person compare
- 23 Sudan 0.0008 deaths per person 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0008 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 deaths per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.