Child mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Child mortality rate was 25.49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) is 25.49, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 87.31 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.49, in 2024.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 3rd out of 48 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Child mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.53 | — |
| 1991 | 87.31 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 86.5 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 85.38 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 83.15 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 80.31 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 80.37 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 77.85 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 76.56 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 71.91 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 68.9 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 66.62 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 62.53 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 59.33 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 56.22 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 52.02 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 49.16 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 46.51 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 43.91 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 43.29 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 39.73 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 39.68 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 36.18 | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 34.53 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 34.12 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.15 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 32.27 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 31.9 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 29.99 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 29.58 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 28.32 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 28.79 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 29.71 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 26.47 | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 25.49 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.59 | 71.91 | 87.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.85 | 43.29 | 68.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.11 | 29.58 | 39.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.75 | 25.49 | 29.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 400,909 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 216,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Child mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 25.49 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.31 in 1991.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.49 in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for child mortality rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 3rd out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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