Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, male

Ethiopia
83,419
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.10 million
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196719952024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.10 million against 83,419 in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.02 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 169,613 1.34 million 1.17 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 141,377 1.27 million 1.13 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 99,674 1.13 million 1.03 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 97,799 1.11 million 1.02 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.10 million against 83,419 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.02 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, male
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.