Number of youth deaths in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of youth deaths was 205,618 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Ethiopia is 205,618 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Ethiopia peaked at 563,729 deaths in 1993 and was at its lowest, 205,618 deaths, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 5th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 554,377 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 559,019 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 562,925 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 563,729 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 560,015 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 553,717 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 545,701 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 536,273 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 524,236 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 512,294 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 499,217 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 484,683 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 468,847 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 451,165 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 432,618 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 414,670 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 395,752 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 376,357 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 357,195 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 337,714 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 319,669 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 303,499 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 287,706 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 272,456 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 259,778 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 249,872 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 241,305 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 234,084 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 228,805 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 225,461 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 225,142 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 322,910 deaths | +43.4% |
| 2022 | 316,752 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 235,261 deaths | -25.7% |
| 2024 | 205,618 deaths | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 547,229 deaths | 512,294 deaths | 563,729 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 421,822 deaths | 337,714 deaths | 499,217 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 262,264 deaths | 225,461 deaths | 319,669 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 261,137 deaths | 205,618 deaths | 322,910 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Ethiopia?
- Number of youth deaths in Ethiopia was 205,618 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 563,729 deaths in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 205,618 deaths in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of youth deaths?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.