Ethiopia - Under 5 Mortality Rate

Since 2014, Ethiopia Under 5 Mortality Rate fell by 5.1% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 35 among other countries in Under 5 Mortality Rate with 50.7 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Ethiopia is overtaken by Kiribati, which was number 34 with 50.9 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Madagascar with 50.6 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Nigeria ranked the highest with 117.2 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, that is a decrease of 2.3% compared to 2018. Somalia, Chad and Central African Republic respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela recorded the best 5 years average growth at +6.1% per year, while Macedonia recorded the worst performance at -13.4% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 50.70
2018 53.10
2017 55.80
2016 58.90
2015 62.20
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How does Ethiopia rank in Under 5 Mortality Rate?

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Nigeria
117 2019 -2.3 % -1.8 % View data
2 #2
Somalia
117 2019 -2.7 % -3.1 % View data
34 #34
Kiribati
51 2019 -3.0 % -2.9 % View data
35 #35
Ethiopia
51 2019 -4.5 % -5.1 % View data
36 #36
Madagascar
51 2019 -3.3 % -3.3 % View data
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