Indonesia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths

Indonesia
79,142
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.93 million
in 2024
Indonesia rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Indonesia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.93 million against 79,142 in Indonesia, a difference of 2.85 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 37.0 times Indonesia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 320,984 4.14 million 3.82 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 202,952 3.72 million 3.52 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 132,202 3.15 million 3.01 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 86,973 3.01 million 2.93 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Indonesia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.93 million against 79,142 in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2.85 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Indonesia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.