Mortality rate 1-59 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Mortality rate 1-59 months was 46.13 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) recorded 46.13 for mortality rate 1-59 months in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 143.82 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 46.13, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 3rd of 48 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 141.87 | — |
| 1991 | 143.82 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 142.84 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 141.36 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 138.23 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 133.7 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 135.02 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 131.49 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 129.67 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 122.57 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 117.87 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 114.41 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 107.46 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 102.12 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 96.84 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 89.24 | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 84.4 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 79.88 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 75.59 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 74.37 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 69.04 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 69.47 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 63.22 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 60.38 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 59.84 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.3 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 56.95 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 56.36 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 52.93 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 52.17 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 50.33 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 51.85 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 53.43 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 47.84 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 46.13 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 136.06 | 122.57 | 143.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.22 | 74.37 | 117.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.87 | 52.17 | 69.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.92 | 46.13 | 53.43 | 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)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (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 mortality rate 1-59 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 46.13 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 143.82 in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.13 in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 3rd out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 Mortality rate 1-59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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