Youth mortality rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Youth mortality rate was 5.17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.17
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
37th
of 199 countries
All-time high
27.26
in 1989
All-time low
5.17
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Youth mortality rate in Ethiopia, 1989–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 5.17 for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Ethiopia peaked at 27.26 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.17, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 37th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.26 | 27.26 | 27.26 | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.26 | 18.37 | 26.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.91 | 10.54 | 17.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.84 | 6.15 | 9.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 | 5.17 | 8.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 34 Zambia 5.72 compare
- 35 Eswatini 5.61 compare
- 36 Timor-Leste 5.61 compare
- 38 Gambia, The 5.08 compare
- 39 Tanzania 4.84 compare
- 40 Papua New Guinea 4.67 compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,357 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,357 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1.72 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 39.35 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 52.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.77 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Ethiopia?
- Youth mortality rate in Ethiopia was 5.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.26 in 1989.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for youth mortality rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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