Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 2.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Ethiopia is 2.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Ethiopia peaked at 19.9% in 1957 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 38th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 18.1% | — |
| 1951 | 17.9% | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 17.6% | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 17.3% | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 17.1% | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 16.8% | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 16.5% | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 19.9% | +21.0% |
| 1958 | 19.6% | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 15.5% | -21.0% |
| 1960 | 15.1% | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 14.8% | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 13.9% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 14.9% | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 13.5% | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 13.4% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 13.9% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 13.5% | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 13.0% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 12.6% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | +32.7% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 15.6% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | -25.9% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.6% | 15.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 11.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 8.2% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 35 Papua New Guinea 2.9% compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.9% compare
- 37 Yemen 2.9% compare
- 39 Myanmar 2.8% compare
- 40 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.8% compare
- 41 Mauritania 2.7% compare
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 probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Ethiopia?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Ethiopia was 2.9% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1957.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.