Ethiopia vs Spain
Ethiopia vs Spain: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 4.5 per 100 live births in Ethiopia and 0.3 per 100 live births in Spain, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 4.1 per 100 live births, or 14 times that in Spain.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1966.
- 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
| Year | Ethiopia | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 10.2 | 0.5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 10.8 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 12.1 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 12.7 | 0.5 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0.5 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 14.6 | 0.6 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 15.3 | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 15.9 | 0.6 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 16.6 | 0.7 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 17.2 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 17.9 | 0.7 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 18.6 | 0.8 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 19.2 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 19.7 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 20.2 | 0.9 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 20.7 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 21.1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1987 | 21.5 | 1 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 30 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 30.6 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 31.7 | 1.2 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 32.3 | 1.2 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 23.6 | 1.3 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 23.9 | 1.4 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 24.2 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 24.4 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 24.6 | 1.7 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 24.6 | 1.9 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 24.7 | 2 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 28.5 | 2.2 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 28.6 | 2.3 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 28.8 | 2.5 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 28.9 | 2.7 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 24.9 | 2.9 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 25 | 3.2 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 25 | 3.4 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 25 | 3.6 | 15 |
| 1967 | 25.1 | 3.8 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 25.1 | 4 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | – | 4.2 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | – | 4.5 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | – | 4.7 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | – | 4.9 | 17 |
| 1961 | – | 5.2 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | – | 5.5 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | – | 5.7 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | – | 6 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | – | 6.2 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 6.5 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | – | 6.8 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | 7.2 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | 7.7 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | 8.4 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | 9.2 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | – | 10.3 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | 11.7 | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | 9.9 | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | 10.8 | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | 12.2 | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | 12.7 | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | 13.6 | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | 15.6 | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | 16.4 | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | 20.6 | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | 20.8 | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | 19.3 | 28 |
| 1938 | – | 18.3 | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | 20 | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | 16.9 | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | 17.2 | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | 17.7 | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | 18.3 | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | 19 | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | 20.7 | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | 21.6 | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | 20.2 | 32 |
| 1928 | – | 21.5 | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | 20.4 | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | 21.8 | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | 22.7 | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | 23.4 | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | 25.3 | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | 25.8 | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | 29 | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | 31.4 | 34.4 |
| 1919 | – | 27.2 | 35.7 |
| 1918 | – | 34.5 | 37.6 |
| 1917 | – | 26.8 | 35.3 |
| 1916 | – | 25.5 | 35.1 |
| 1915 | – | 27 | 35.3 |
| 1914 | – | 26.7 | 35.4 |
| 1913 | – | 27.7 | 35.1 |
| 1912 | – | 26.1 | 35.5 |
| 1911 | – | 32.2 | 36 |
| 1910 | – | 29.9 | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | 28.6 | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | 28.8 | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | 25.7 | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | 28.3 | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | 26.2 | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | 28.1 | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | 26.4 | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | 29.3 | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | 30.1 | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | 33.2 | 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 | – | 29.9 | 41 |
| 1887 | – | 32.4 | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | 28.4 | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | 31.2 | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | 30.2 | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | 33.2 | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | 31.2 | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | 30.7 | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | 30.9 | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | 31.1 | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | 31.9 | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | 33 | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | 31.9 | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | 34.5 | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | 30.6 | 42 |
| 1866 | – | 30.1 | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | 32.7 | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | 32.5 | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | 30.9 | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | 28.4 | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | 27.3 | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | 28.3 | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | 31.1 | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | 28.4 | 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ethiopia vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025