Number of under-five deaths, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of under-five deaths, female was 76,318 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Ethiopia, 1971–2024
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.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 76,318 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Ethiopia peaked at 280,115 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 76,318, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 153,107 | — |
| 1972 | 187,144 | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 190,171 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 193,857 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 198,181 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 172,533 | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 178,060 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 182,222 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 184,943 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 186,795 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 186,487 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 187,648 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 280,115 | +49.3% |
| 1984 | 278,359 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 273,292 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 274,297 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 193,750 | -29.4% |
| 1988 | 198,201 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 201,917 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 205,475 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 207,878 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 209,664 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 210,203 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 208,741 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 206,383 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 203,243 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 199,603 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 194,719 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 189,884 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 184,631 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 178,773 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 172,455 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 165,434 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 158,087 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 151,168 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 144,061 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 136,814 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 129,702 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 122,633 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 116,031 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 110,253 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 104,679 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 99,303 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 95,075 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 91,986 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 89,351 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 87,089 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 85,534 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 84,506 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 83,430 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 121,401 | +45.5% |
| 2022 | 119,181 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 88,632 | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 76,318 | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182,246 | 153,107 | 198,181 | 9 |
| 1980s | 226,086 | 186,487 | 280,115 | 10 |
| 1990s | 203,579 | 189,884 | 210,203 | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,376 | 122,633 | 184,631 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,381 | 84,506 | 116,031 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,792 | 76,318 | 121,401 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 338,716 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 84.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Ethiopia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Ethiopia was 76,318 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 280,115 in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,318 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.