Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Ethiopia, 1966–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Ethiopia is 4.45 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 32.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.45 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 36th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.06 deaths per 100 live births | 25.01 deaths per 100 live births | 25.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1970s | 26.3 deaths per 100 live births | 24.4 deaths per 100 live births | 28.9 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.96 deaths per 100 live births | 20.65 deaths per 100 live births | 32.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.51 deaths per 100 live births | 14.63 deaths per 100 live births | 20.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.24 deaths per 100 live births | 8.71 deaths per 100 live births | 14.01 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 8.27 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 33 Timor-Leste 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 34 Burundi 4.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 35 Eswatini 4.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 37 Gambia, The 4.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 38 Namibia 3.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 3.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 3.6% (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 135.47 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.6% (2025)
- Urban population 32.66 million (2025)
- Urban population 24.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 330.23 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Ethiopia?
- Child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Ethiopia was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .