Ethiopia vs India: Number of under-five deaths, female

Ethiopia
76,318
in 2024
India
297,646
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
India rank
2nd

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 297,646 against 76,318 in Ethiopia, a difference of 221,328.

That makes India's figure about 3.9 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 197 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia India Difference Ahead
1970s 182,246 2.21 million 2.02 million India
1980s 226,086 1.95 million 1.73 million India
1990s 203,579 1.58 million 1.37 million India
2000s 154,376 1.08 million 928,666 India
2010s 96,381 582,315 485,934 India
2020s 97,792 336,986 239,194 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Ethiopia or India?
India, at 297,646 against 76,318 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Ethiopia and India?
221,328, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female
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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.