Children died before five per woman in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Children died before five per woman was 0.1509 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Ethiopia, 1966–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Ethiopia is 0.1509, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Ethiopia peaked at 2.39 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1509, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 38th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1.73 | — |
| 1967 | 1.73 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.73 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.73 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.74 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.75 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.04 | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 2.04 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.04 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 2.03 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.78 | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 1.79 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.79 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.78 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.77 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.76 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.74 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 2.39 | +37.3% |
| 1984 | 2.35 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.26 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.2 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.58 | -28.4% |
| 1988 | 1.54 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.46 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.42 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.37 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.32 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.27 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.21 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.15 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.09 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.03 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9726 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9192 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8649 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8122 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7553 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6997 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6471 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5995 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5564 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5116 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4692 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4313 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.397 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3652 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3363 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3121 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2919 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2738 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2564 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2425 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2317 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2186 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2926 | +33.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2423 | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1787 | -26.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1509 | -15.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1509 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1509 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +37.3% | 1.74 | 2.39 |
| 2021 | +33.9% | 0.2186 | 0.2926 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.88 | 1.74 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 | 1.5 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 0.9726 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6835 | 0.4692 | 0.9192 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3138 | 0.2317 | 0.4313 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2166 | 0.1509 | 0.2926 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Ethiopia?
- Children died before five per woman in Ethiopia was 0.1509 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 in 1983.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1509 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for children died before five per woman?
- Ethiopia ranks 38th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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