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Ethiopia: Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

Name: Ethiopia: Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
Creator: World Health Organization
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/

44.50per 1,000 live births · 2024-34.3% since 2014

Probability of dying by age 5 per 1,000 live births. Annual figures for Ethiopia from 1966 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

Year	Value (per 1,000 live births)	Note
2024	44.5
2023	51.5
2022	68.1
2021	70.4
2020	51.5
2019	53.6
2018	55.8
2017	58.4
2016	61.3
2015	64.4
2014	67.7
2013	71.2
2012	74.8
2011	78.6
2010	82.7
2009	87.1
2008	91.8
2007	96.9
2006	102.4
2005	108.3
2004	114.6
2003	121
2002	127.4
2001	133.8
2000	140.1
1999	146.3
1998	152.5
1997	159
1996	165.6
1995	172.3
1994	178.9
1993	185.5
1992	191.5
1991	197
1990	202
1989	206.5
1988	210.9
1987	215.1
1986	299.5
1985	306
1984	317.3
1983	323.3
1982	235.8
1981	239.2
1980	241.9
1979	244
1978	245.7
1977	246.4
1976	247
1975	284.8
1974	286.1
1973	287.6
1972	289
1971	249.3
1970	249.6
1969	250.1
1968	250.3
1967	250.8
1966	251.4

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Health Organization (2026). Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-under5-mortality (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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