Ethiopia Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Ethiopia infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Ethiopia in 2025 is 27.192 deaths per 1000 live births, a 4.11% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for Ethiopia in 2024 was 28.358 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.95% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Ethiopia in 2023 was 29.524 deaths per 1000 live births, a 4.82% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Ethiopia in 2022 was 31.019 deaths per 1000 live births, a 4.6% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 67.740
Sierra Leone 66.713
Chad 64.822
Somalia 60.749
South Sudan 56.748
Mali 54.476
Benin 51.833
Guinea-Bissau 48.215
Comoros 47.172
Haiti 45.755
Liberia 44.402
Guinea 42.596
Afghanistan 42.287
Burkina Faso 42.060
Mozambique 42.043
Togo 41.226
Yemen 40.377
Niger 36.958
Uganda 36.858
Gambia 36.230
Burundi 34.952
Zimbabwe 32.715
Tanzania 31.874
Malawi 29.843
Ethiopia 27.192
Eritrea 24.724
Senegal 24.441
Tajikistan 22.576
Nepal 22.057
Madagascar 21.163
Rwanda 20.786
Ethiopia - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 27.192 -4.110%
2024 28.358 -3.950%
2023 29.524 -4.820%
2022 31.019 -4.600%
2021 32.514 -4.400%
2020 34.010 -4.210%
2019 35.505 -4.040%
2018 37.000 -4.540%
2017 38.759 -4.340%
2016 40.517 -4.160%
2015 42.276 -3.990%
2014 44.034 -3.840%
2013 45.793 -5.770%
2012 48.599 -5.460%
2011 51.404 -5.180%
2010 54.210 -4.920%
2009 57.015 -4.690%
2008 59.821 -5.700%
2007 63.437 -5.390%
2006 67.053 -5.120%
2005 70.668 -4.870%
2004 74.284 -4.640%
2003 77.900 -4.580%
2002 81.642 -4.380%
2001 85.385 -4.200%
2000 89.127 -4.030%
1999 92.870 -3.870%
1998 96.612 -3.470%
1997 100.089 -3.360%
1996 103.566 -3.250%
1995 107.044 -3.150%
1994 110.521 -3.050%
1993 113.998 -2.020%
1992 116.354 -1.980%
1991 118.710 -1.950%
1990 121.067 -1.910%
1989 123.423 -1.870%
1988 125.779 -2.210%
1987 128.615 -2.160%
1986 131.451 -2.110%
1985 134.287 -2.070%
1984 137.123 -2.030%
1983 139.959 0.500%
1982 139.265 0.500%
1981 138.572 0.500%
1980 137.878 0.510%
1979 137.185 0.510%
1978 136.491 -0.580%
1977 137.285 -0.580%
1976 138.079 -0.570%
1975 138.872 -0.570%
1974 139.666 -0.570%
1973 140.460 -1.040%
1972 141.929 -1.020%
1971 143.398 -1.010%
1970 144.867 -1.000%
1969 146.336 -0.990%
1968 147.805 -1.610%
1967 150.228 -1.590%
1966 152.651 -1.560%
1965 155.073 -1.540%
1964 157.496 -1.520%
1963 159.919 -2.590%
1962 164.174 -2.530%
1961 168.429 -2.460%
1960 172.683 -2.400%
1959 176.938 -2.350%
1958 181.193 -1.950%
1957 184.805 -1.920%
1956 188.417 -1.880%
1955 192.029 -1.850%
1954 195.641 -1.810%
1953 199.253 -1.780%
1952 202.865 -1.750%
1951 206.477 -1.720%
1950 210.089 0.000%