Ethiopia vs India: Number of under-five deaths

Ethiopia

181,228

in 2024

India

615,030

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

5th

India rank

2nd

Number of under-five deaths over time

India currently reports 615,030 against 181,228 in Ethiopia, a difference of 433,802.

That makes India's figure about 3.4 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 195 countries.

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.