Leading causes of neonatal deaths in Ethiopia (2017) 26% Preterm birth complications30% Intrapartum related events18% Sepsis | tetanus11% Congenital abnormalities 1% Diarrhoea8% Pneumonia7% Other conditions Source: Estimates generated by the WHO and Maternal and Child Epidemiology Estimation Group (MCEE) 2018 and downloaded from http://data.unicef.org key indicators 29 Newborn mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) 3.1 Annual reduction in newborn mortality rate 2000-2017 (%) 50 Proportion of under-5 child deaths that are newborn (%) 30 Stillbirth rate (deaths per 1,000 births) 28 Skilled birth attendance (%) 73 Early initiation of breastfeeding (%) 12 Preterm birth rate (births <37 weeks per 100 live births) 353 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) Visit our Newborn Numbers page to explore the most recent data further Featured Resources Countdown country profile – Ethiopia The Countdown country profile presents in one place the best and latest evidence to enable… Every Preemie-SCALE Ethiopia About the Profiles: The country profiles were launched on November 17, 2015 (World Prematurity Day),… Community-Based Interventions for Newborns in Ethiopia Study (COMBINE) The Community Based Interventions for Newborns in Ethiopia (COMBINE) study evaluated a strengthened package of… Local understandings of care during delivery and postnatal period to inform home based package of newborn care interventions in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study Background: Despite a substantial decrease in child mortality in Ethiopia over the past decade, neonatal mortality… Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Health: Health Sector Development Program IV 2010/11–2014/15 Countdown to a Healthier Ethiopia: Building on Successes to Accelerate Newborn Survival In September 2013, two years ahead of the deadline, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH)… Quality of Care for Prevention and Management of Common Maternal and Newborn Complications: A Study of Ethiopia’s Hospitals International evidence suggests that improving the quality of obstetric care can directly reduce maternal and… Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016 The 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) is the fourth survey implemented by the… National Strategy for Newborn and Child Survival in Ethiopia Ethiopia has made impressive progress through achiving many of the national and global health indicators… RESOURCES Community Based Newborn Care in Ethiopia: Special Issue of the Ethiopian Medical Journal Articles Factors affecting neonatal mortality in the general population: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS)—multilevel analysis Articles Endline Survey Report: MCSP Ethiopia Community Based Newborn Care Project Reports View All Related Resources FROM THE BLOG Understanding the causes of preterm birth: solutions depend on context August 9, 2019 Blog Series: Experience of Disseminating the Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings Field Guide May 10, 2019 Who decides what and how? Making decision-making in health systems more effective December 28, 2018 View All Related Posts IN THE NEWS Newborn baby deaths in Africa targeted in $68M initiative November 13, 2019 Maternal and newborn health improves in rural Nigeria, Ethiopia and India but inequities still exist November 12, 2019 Pneumonia: how the world’s biggest killer of children became a neglected disease April 1, 2019 View All Related Articles Partners Maternity Today Maternity Foundation PCI (Project Concern International) lemlem Foundation MamaYe Women and Health Alliance International Women and Children First (UK) IDEAS: Evidence to improve maternal and newborn health Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership ABH Services Plc Helping Babies Breathe London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) MARCH Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive and Child Health Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) Alive & Thrive Maternal Health Task Force Making Mothers and Newborns Count Save the Children
