Ethiopia Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Ethiopia infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Ethiopia in 2024 is 28.358 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.95% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Ethiopia in 2023 was 29.524 deaths per 1000 live births, a 4.82% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Ethiopia in 2022 was 31.019 deaths per 1000 live births, a 4.6% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Ethiopia in 2021 was 32.514 deaths per 1000 live births, a 4.4% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2024 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 69.405
Sierra Leone 68.418
Chad 65.982
Somalia 61.771
South Sudan 57.665
Mali 55.840
Benin 52.981
Guinea-Bissau 49.275
Comoros 47.943
Haiti 46.869
Liberia 45.642
Guinea 43.727
Burkina Faso 43.575
Mozambique 43.482
Afghanistan 43.450
Togo 42.194
Yemen 41.187
Niger 38.120
Uganda 38.015
Gambia 37.204
Burundi 35.844
Zimbabwe 33.406
Tanzania 33.021
Malawi 31.210
Ethiopia 28.358
Eritrea 25.878
Senegal 25.423
Tajikistan 23.386
Nepal 22.716
Madagascar 22.084
Rwanda 21.676
Ethiopia - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2024 28.358 -3.950%
2023 29.524 -4.820%
2022 31.019 -4.600%
2021 32.514 -4.400%
2020 34.010 -4.210%
2019 35.505 -4.040%
2018 37.000 -4.540%
2017 38.759 -4.340%
2016 40.517 -4.160%
2015 42.276 -3.990%
2014 44.034 -3.840%
2013 45.793 -5.770%
2012 48.599 -5.460%
2011 51.404 -5.180%
2010 54.210 -4.920%
2009 57.015 -4.690%
2008 59.821 -5.700%
2007 63.437 -5.390%
2006 67.053 -5.120%
2005 70.668 -4.870%
2004 74.284 -4.640%
2003 77.900 -4.580%
2002 81.642 -4.380%
2001 85.385 -4.200%
2000 89.127 -4.030%
1999 92.870 -3.870%
1998 96.612 -3.470%
1997 100.089 -3.360%
1996 103.566 -3.250%
1995 107.044 -3.150%
1994 110.521 -3.050%
1993 113.998 -2.020%
1992 116.354 -1.980%
1991 118.710 -1.950%
1990 121.067 -1.910%
1989 123.423 -1.870%
1988 125.779 -2.210%
1987 128.615 -2.160%
1986 131.451 -2.110%
1985 134.287 -2.070%
1984 137.123 -2.030%
1983 139.959 0.500%
1982 139.265 0.500%
1981 138.572 0.500%
1980 137.878 0.510%
1979 137.185 0.510%
1978 136.491 -0.580%
1977 137.285 -0.580%
1976 138.079 -0.570%
1975 138.872 -0.570%
1974 139.666 -0.570%
1973 140.460 -1.040%
1972 141.929 -1.020%
1971 143.398 -1.010%
1970 144.867 -1.000%
1969 146.336 -0.990%
1968 147.805 -1.610%
1967 150.228 -1.590%
1966 152.651 -1.560%
1965 155.073 -1.540%
1964 157.496 -1.520%
1963 159.919 -2.590%
1962 164.174 -2.530%
1961 168.429 -2.460%
1960 172.683 -2.400%
1959 176.938 -2.350%
1958 181.193 -1.950%
1957 184.805 -1.920%
1956 188.417 -1.880%
1955 192.029 -1.850%
1954 195.641 -1.810%
1953 199.253 -1.780%
1952 202.865 -1.750%
1951 206.477 -1.720%
1950 210.089 0.000%