In 2023, the infant mortality rate in deaths per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia was 35.7. Between 1966 and 2023, the figure dropped by 122.3, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

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Ethiopia ET: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 41.000 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 42.600 Ratio for 2015. Ethiopia ET: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 118.300 Ratio from Dec 1966 (Median) to 2016, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 144.300 Ratio in 1966 and a record low of 41.000 Ratio in 2016. Ethiopia ET: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Health Statistics. Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted Average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

Historical dataset showing Ethiopia infant mortality rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

Infant mortality rate of Ethiopia fell by 3.51% from 37.0 deaths per thousand live births in 2022 to 35.7 deaths per thousand live births in 2023. Since the 4.22% decline in 2013, infant mortality rate plummeted by 31.61% in 2023. Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in Ethiopia was reported at 35.7 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ethiopia - Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Ethiopia ET: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 52.100 Ratio in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 57.400 Ratio for 2015. Ethiopia ET: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 75.700 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 188.500 Ratio in 1990 and a record low of 52.100 Ratio in 2017. Ethiopia ET: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.; ; Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

Data has been sourced from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2011.More information about the data is available on the metadata of the attached datasheet.

35.7 (deaths per thousand live births) in 2023. Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Ethiopia was reported at 30.2 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ethiopia - Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

BackgroundEthiopia has scaled up its community-based programs over the past decade by training and deploying health extension workers (HEWs) in rural communities throughout the country. Consequently, child mortality has declined substantially, placing Ethiopia among the few countries that have achieved the United Nations’ fourth Millennium Development Goal. As Ethiopia continues its efforts, results must be assessed regularly to provide timely feedback for improvement and to generate further support for programs. More specifically the expansion of HEWs at the community level provides a unique opportunity to build a system for real-time monitoring of births and deaths, linked to a civil registration and vital statistics system that Ethiopia is also developing. We tested the accuracy and completeness of births and deaths reported by trained HEWs for monitoring child mortality over 15 -month periods.Methods and FindingsHEWs were trained in 93 randomly selected rural kebeles in Jimma and West Hararghe zones of the Oromia region to report births and deaths over a 15-month period from January, 2012 to March, 2013. Completeness of number of births and deaths, age distribution of deaths, and accuracy of resulting under-five, infant, and neonatal mortality rates were assessed against data from a large household survey with full birth history from women aged 15–49. Although, in general HEWs, were able to accurately report events that they identified, the completeness of number of births and deaths reported over twelve-month periods was very low and variable across the two zones. Compared to household survey estimates, HEWs reported only about 30% of births and 21% of under-five deaths occurring in their communities over a twelve-month period. The under-five mortality rate was under-estimated by around 30%, infant mortality rate by 23% and neonatal mortality by 17%. HEWs reported disproportionately higher number of deaths among the very young infants than among the older children.ConclusionBirth and death data reported by HEWs are not complete enough to support the monitoring of changes in childhood mortality. HEWs can significantly contribute to the success of a CRVS in Ethiopia, but cannot be relied upon as the sole source for identification of vital events. Further studies are needed to understand how to increase the level of completeness.

Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in Ethiopia was reported at 41 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ethiopia - Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

In 2023, the crude birth rate in live births per 1,000 inhabitants in Ethiopia amounted to 31.9. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 15.97, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Ethiopia ET: Number of Death: Infant data was reported at 132,073.000 Person in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 135,952.000 Person for 2015. Ethiopia ET: Number of Death: Infant data is updated yearly, averaging 229,078.500 Person from Dec 1967 (Median) to 2016, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 272,203.000 Person in 1993 and a record low of 132,073.000 Person in 2016. Ethiopia ET: Number of Death: Infant data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Health Statistics. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Sum;

Number of infant deaths in Ethiopia was reported at 145121 deaths in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ethiopia - Number of infant deaths - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The number of under-5, infant, and neonatal deaths in 1990, 2015, 2019 and rate of change in Ethiopia and administrative regions.

Ethiopia ET: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 6.825 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.997 Ratio for 2015. Ethiopia ET: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 18.966 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.000 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 6.825 Ratio in 2016. Ethiopia ET: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Spatial scan statistical analysis of infant mortality in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia ET: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data was reported at 65.475 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 65.037 Year for 2015. Ethiopia ET: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 46.194 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65.475 Year in 2016 and a record low of 38.419 Year in 1960. Ethiopia ET: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, or derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

BackgroundGlobally, with a neonatal mortality rate of 27/1000 live births, Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate in the world and is responsible for 43% of all infant fatalities. In the first week of life, almost three-fourths of neonatal deaths occur and about one million babies died on their first day of life. Previous studies lack conclusive evidence regarding the overall estimate of early neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, this review aimed to pool findings reported in the literature on magnitude of early neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa.MethodsThis review’s output is the aggregate of magnitude of early neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Up until June 8, 2023, we performed a comprehensive search of the databases PubMed/Medline, PubMed Central, Hinary, Google, Cochrane Library, African Journals Online, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The studies were evaluated using the JBI appraisal check list. STATA 17 was employed for the analysis. Measures of study heterogeneity and publication bias were conducted using the I2 test and the Eggers and Beggs tests, respectively. The Der Simonian and Laird random-effect model was used to calculate the combined magnitude of early neonatal mortality. Besides, subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, and meta regression were carried out to identify the source of heterogeneity.ResultsFourteen studies were included from a total of 311 articles identified by the search with a total of 278,173 participants. The pooled magnitude of early neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa was 80.3 (95% CI 66 to 94.6) per 1000 livebirths. Ethiopia had the highest pooled estimate of early neonatal mortality rate, at 20.1%, and Cameroon had the lowest rate, at 0.5%. Among the included studies, both the Cochrane Q test statistic (χ2 = 6432.46, P