Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate was -5.71 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at -5.71 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.3% on the previous year and down 556.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 11.98 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -19 % change on previous year, in 2012.
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 29th of 49 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -67.0% |
| 1993 | 0.907 % change on previous year | -61.6% |
| 1994 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -386.6% |
| 1995 | -4.53 % change on previous year | +74.2% |
| 1996 | -0.0534 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
| 1997 | -1.96 % change on previous year | +3562.9% |
| 1998 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -286.3% |
| 1999 | -7.97 % change on previous year | -318.5% |
| 2000 | -2.57 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1661 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 2002 | -7.09 % change on previous year | -4371.4% |
| 2003 | -4.09 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 2004 | -4.36 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2005 | -4.44 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2006 | -5.1 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 2007 | -5.31 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2008 | -6.31 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 2009 | -6.8 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2010 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 2011 | 9.25 % change on previous year | -296.5% |
| 2012 | -19 % change on previous year | -305.3% |
| 2013 | -8.74 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 2014 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2421 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 2016 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -716.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -206.9% |
| 2018 | -14.64 % change on previous year | -1016.9% |
| 2019 | -5.7 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 2020 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 2021 | 11.98 % change on previous year | -869.7% |
| 2022 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 2023 | -14.76 % change on previous year | -534.8% |
| 2024 | -5.71 % change on previous year | -61.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -4371.4% | 0.1661 % change on previous year | -7.09 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | -3562.9% | -0.0534 % change on previous year | -1.96 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -1016.9% | 1.6 % change on previous year | -14.64 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +869.7% | -1.56 % change on previous year | 11.98 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -716.8% | 0.2421 % change on previous year | -1.49 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3374 % change on previous year | -7.97 % change on previous year | 7.16 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -4.59 % change on previous year | -7.09 % change on previous year | 0.1661 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.19 % change on previous year | -19 % change on previous year | 9.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.33 % change on previous year | -14.76 % change on previous year | 11.98 % change on previous year | 5 |
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 22,212 (2100)
- Child mortality rate 12.9 (2024)
- Child deaths 223,969 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 258,592 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 27.2 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 94,664 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 115,372 (2024)
All data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was -5.71 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.98 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was -19 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 29th out of 49 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 556.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.