Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate was -0.8958 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at -0.8958 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.2% on the previous year and down 266.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 3.2 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -4 % change on previous year, in 2012.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 1993 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4397 % change on previous year | -64.9% |
| 1995 | -0.0939 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 1996 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -3509.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0926 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 1998 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +1471.1% |
| 1999 | -2.55 % change on previous year | -275.3% |
| 2000 | -0.6131 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 2001 | -0.247 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 2002 | -2.56 % change on previous year | +938.4% |
| 2003 | -1.75 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 2004 | -1.51 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2005 | -3.4 % change on previous year | +125.5% |
| 2006 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 2007 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 2008 | -1.52 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1514 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 2010 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -1475.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -181.6% |
| 2012 | -4 % change on previous year | -335.7% |
| 2013 | -1.47 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 2014 | 0.539 % change on previous year | -136.8% |
| 2015 | -0.2678 % change on previous year | -149.7% |
| 2016 | -0.3864 % change on previous year | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2362 % change on previous year | -161.1% |
| 2018 | -2.34 % change on previous year | -1091.3% |
| 2019 | -0.0686 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 2020 | -0.631 % change on previous year | +819.9% |
| 2021 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -556.2% |
| 2022 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2023 | -3.62 % change on previous year | -257.2% |
| 2024 | -0.8958 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +3509.3% | -0.0939 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -1475.9% | 0.1514 % change on previous year | -2.08 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1471.1% | 0.0926 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -1091.3% | 0.2362 % change on previous year | -2.34 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -938.4% | -0.247 % change on previous year | -2.56 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8939 % change on previous year | -2.55 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.51 % change on previous year | -3.4 % change on previous year | 0.1514 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8143 % change on previous year | -4 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 % change on previous year | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was -0.8958 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -4 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 266.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), 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 Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant deaths UNICEF
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.