Deaths age 1-59 months in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Deaths age 1-59 months was 482,561 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths age 1-59 months in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 482,561 for deaths age 1-59 months in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 1-59 months in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 1.41 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 482,561, in 2024.
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 11th of 48 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths age 1-59 months in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.28 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.37 million | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.40 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.41 million | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.38 million | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.32 million | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.31 million | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.35 million | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.26 million | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.23 million | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 992,620 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 941,950 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 891,051 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 839,719 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 792,399 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 765,677 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 841,085 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 688,172 | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 634,975 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 644,951 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 646,311 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 633,890 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 640,100 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 549,545 | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 517,952 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 512,747 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 584,481 | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 605,526 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 512,281 | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 482,561 | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 million | 1.26 million | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million | 792,399 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 656,266 | 517,952 | 841,085 | 10 |
| 2020s | 539,519 | 482,561 | 605,526 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
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 1-11 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 10 to 19 154,713 (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 deaths age 1-59 months in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Deaths age 1-59 months in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 482,561 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 482,561 in 2024.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for deaths age 1-59 months?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 11th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 1-59 months rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 1-59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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