What is number of under-five deaths in Ethiopia?

Number of under-five deaths in Ethiopia was 181,228 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Ethiopia?

The highest recorded value was 606,966 in 1983.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Ethiopia?

The lowest recorded value was 181,228 in 2024.

How does Ethiopia rank for number of under-five deaths?

Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ethiopia data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Ethiopia

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Ethiopia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ethiopia: Number of under-five deaths was 181,228 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

181,228

Change on year

down 12.4%

World rank

5th

of 195 countries

All-time high

606,966

in 1983

All-time low

181,228

in 2024

Years of data

1971–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Ethiopia, 1971–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Ethiopia stood at 181,228. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Ethiopia peaked at 606,966 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 181,228, in 2024.

Ethiopia ranks 5th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	398,910	335,381	431,458	9
1980s	495,242	412,655	606,966	10
1990s	454,494	426,969	468,301	10
2000s	352,878	285,403	416,009	10
2010s	226,944	200,241	270,973	10
2020s	226,316	181,228	275,537	5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

2 India 615,030 compare
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 385,039 compare
4 Pakistan 381,586 compare
6 Niger 118,445 compare
7 Bangladesh 105,414 compare
8 Sudan 101,879 compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More health data for Ethiopia

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1.72 million (2025)
Population, male 50.1% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.77 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 39.35 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 52.54 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1.78 million (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1.57 million (2025)

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Ethiopia?: Number of under-five deaths in Ethiopia was 181,228 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 606,966 in 1983.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 181,228 in 2024.
How does Ethiopia rank for number of under-five deaths?: Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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.