Eritrea vs Ethiopia

Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 3.4 per 100 live births in Eritrea and 4.5 per 100 live births in Ethiopia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 1 per 100 live births, or 1.3 times that in Eritrea.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 3.4 per 100 live births in Eritrea and 4.5 per 100 live births in Ethiopia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 1 per 100 live births, or 1.3 times that in Eritrea.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1969.
  • In 2024, Eritrea ranked 54 and Ethiopia ranked 36 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearEritreaEthiopiaWorld
20243.44.53.7
20233.55.23.8
20223.76.84
20213.874
20203.95.23.9
20194.15.44
20184.25.64
20174.35.84.1
20164.56.14.2
20154.66.44.3
20144.86.84.4
201357.14.5
20125.17.54.7
20115.37.95
20105.58.35.1
20095.78.75.3
200869.25.5
20076.29.75.7
20066.510.26
20056.810.86.2
20047.111.56.6
20037.412.16.8
20027.712.77.1
20018.113.47.4
20008.5147.7
19991114.67.9
19989.515.38.3
199710.115.98.4
199610.716.68.6
199511.517.28.8
199412.217.98.9
199313.118.69.1
199213.919.29.2
199114.619.79.3
199015.320.29.4
19891620.79.5
198816.621.110
198717.121.59.9
198617.53010.3
198527.430.610.6
198427.931.710.9
198328.432.311.1
198218.923.611.2
198119.323.911.6
198019.524.211.9
197919.924.411.9
197820.224.612.3
197720.624.612.6
19762124.712.8
197525.528.513.1
197422.128.613.3
197321.128.813.5
197221.328.913.7
197121.524.913.9
197021.72514.2
196921.92514.6
1968–2515
1967–25.115.3
1966–25.115.1
1965––15.1
1964––15.7
1963––16.2
1962––17
1961––18.8
1960––20.2
1959––19.9
1958––19.7
1957––20.5
1956––21.3
1955––22.3
1954––22.8
1953––23.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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