Live Births Surviving to Age 1 in Africa (WHO regions)
Africa (WHO regions): Live Births Surviving to Age 1 was 46,408 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
46,408
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
16th
of 188 groups
All-time high
49,075
in 2069
All-time low
7,659
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Live Births Surviving to Age 1 in Africa (WHO regions), 1950–2100
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Africa (WHO regions) recorded 46,408 for live births surviving to age 1 in 2100.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, live births surviving to age 1 in Africa (WHO regions) peaked at 49,075 in 2069 and was at its lowest, 7,659, in 1950.
Africa (WHO regions) ranks 16th of 188 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Live Births Surviving to Age 1 in Africa (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,659 | — |
| 1951 | 7,850 | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 8,041 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 8,243 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 8,441 | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 8,648 | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 8,863 | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 9,059 | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 9,282 | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 9,529 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 9,773 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 10,025 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 10,285 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 10,544 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 10,810 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 11,084 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 11,373 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 11,683 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 12,000 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 12,327 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 12,664 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 13,024 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 13,365 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 13,727 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 14,119 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 14,535 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 14,966 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 15,390 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 15,814 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 16,271 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 16,690 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 17,105 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 17,592 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 18,027 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 18,436 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 18,879 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 19,275 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 19,743 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 20,101 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 20,570 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 20,959 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 21,404 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 21,867 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 22,336 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 22,661 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 23,266 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 23,713 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 24,124 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 24,564 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 25,224 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 25,837 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 26,431 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 26,997 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 27,648 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 28,362 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 29,128 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 29,836 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 30,495 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 31,266 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 31,857 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 32,506 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 33,112 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 33,666 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 34,136 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 34,668 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 35,044 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 35,410 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 35,832 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 36,244 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 36,648 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 37,056 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 37,624 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 38,132 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 38,702 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 39,246 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 39,698 | +1.2% |
| 2026 | 40,134 | +1.1% |
| 2027 | 40,553 | +1.0% |
| 2028 | 40,998 | +1.1% |
| 2029 | 41,443 | +1.1% |
| 2030 | 41,843 | +1.0% |
| 2031 | 42,249 | +1.0% |
| 2032 | 42,611 | +0.9% |
| 2033 | 42,983 | +0.9% |
| 2034 | 43,341 | +0.8% |
| 2035 | 43,672 | +0.8% |
| 2036 | 44,017 | +0.8% |
| 2037 | 44,294 | +0.6% |
| 2038 | 44,629 | +0.8% |
| 2039 | 44,947 | +0.7% |
| 2040 | 45,254 | +0.7% |
| 2041 | 45,522 | +0.6% |
| 2042 | 45,808 | +0.6% |
| 2043 | 46,085 | +0.6% |
| 2044 | 46,343 | +0.6% |
| 2045 | 46,554 | +0.5% |
| 2046 | 46,799 | +0.5% |
| 2047 | 46,998 | +0.4% |
| 2048 | 47,194 | +0.4% |
| 2049 | 47,371 | +0.4% |
| 2050 | 47,541 | +0.4% |
| 2051 | 47,706 | +0.3% |
| 2052 | 47,876 | +0.4% |
| 2053 | 48,005 | +0.3% |
| 2054 | 48,120 | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 48,232 | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 48,338 | +0.2% |
| 2057 | 48,444 | +0.2% |
| 2058 | 48,560 | +0.2% |
| 2059 | 48,658 | +0.2% |
| 2060 | 48,738 | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 48,812 | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 48,868 | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 48,908 | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 48,943 | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 48,980 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 49,020 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 49,049 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 49,065 | +0.0% |
| 2069 | 49,075 | +0.0% |
| 2070 | 49,069 | -0.0% |
| 2071 | 49,067 | -0.0% |
| 2072 | 49,049 | -0.0% |
| 2073 | 49,029 | -0.0% |
| 2074 | 48,989 | -0.1% |
| 2075 | 48,951 | -0.1% |
| 2076 | 48,911 | -0.1% |
| 2077 | 48,860 | -0.1% |
| 2078 | 48,791 | -0.1% |
| 2079 | 48,726 | -0.1% |
| 2080 | 48,655 | -0.1% |
| 2081 | 48,584 | -0.1% |
| 2082 | 48,535 | -0.1% |
| 2083 | 48,452 | -0.2% |
| 2084 | 48,374 | -0.2% |
| 2085 | 48,279 | -0.2% |
| 2086 | 48,174 | -0.2% |
| 2087 | 48,072 | -0.2% |
| 2088 | 47,978 | -0.2% |
| 2089 | 47,863 | -0.2% |
| 2090 | 47,740 | -0.3% |
| 2091 | 47,629 | -0.2% |
| 2092 | 47,492 | -0.3% |
| 2093 | 47,369 | -0.3% |
| 2094 | 47,252 | -0.2% |
| 2095 | 47,118 | -0.3% |
| 2096 | 46,984 | -0.3% |
| 2097 | 46,845 | -0.3% |
| 2098 | 46,708 | -0.3% |
| 2099 | 46,554 | -0.3% |
| 2100 | 46,408 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,562 | 7,659 | 9,529 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10,990 | 9,773 | 12,327 | 10 |
| 1970s | 14,387 | 12,664 | 16,271 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,642 | 16,690 | 20,570 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,012 | 20,959 | 25,224 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,786 | 25,837 | 31,857 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,726 | 32,506 | 36,648 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,359 | 37,056 | 41,443 | 10 |
| 2030s | 43,459 | 41,843 | 44,947 | 10 |
| 2040s | 46,393 | 45,254 | 47,371 | 10 |
| 2050s | 48,148 | 47,541 | 48,658 | 10 |
| 2060s | 48,946 | 48,738 | 49,075 | 10 |
| 2070s | 48,944 | 48,726 | 49,069 | 10 |
| 2080s | 48,296 | 47,863 | 48,655 | 10 |
| 2090s | 47,169 | 46,554 | 47,740 | 10 |
| 2100s | 46,408 | 46,408 | 46,408 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO regions)
- 13 Sudan 1,902 compare
- 14 Afghanistan 1,799 compare
- 15 Bangladesh 1,795 compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 1,689 compare
- 17 Mozambique 1,461 compare
- 18 Uganda 1,365 compare
- 19 Yemen 1,361 compare
More health data for Africa (WHO regions)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.81 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 788,826 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 24.72 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 20.6 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.70 million (2024)
- Child deaths 912,105 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 242,744 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 211,352 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 392,831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 181,479 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is live births surviving to age 1 in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Live births surviving to age 1 in Africa (WHO regions) was 46,408 in 2100, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest live births surviving to age 1 recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 49,075 in 2069.
- What is the lowest live births surviving to age 1 recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,659 in 1950.
- How does Africa (WHO regions) rank for live births surviving to age 1?
- Africa (WHO regions) ranks 16th out of 188 groups with data for 2100.
- Is live births surviving to age 1 rising or falling in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Live Births Surviving to Age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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