Mortality rate, adult, female in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Mortality rate, adult, female was 270.93 per 1,000 female adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
270.93 per 1,000 female adults
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 47 groups
All-time high
418.6 per 1,000 female adults
in 1960
All-time low
270.93 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, female in Africa Western and Central, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 270.93 per 1,000 female adults for mortality rate, adult, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Africa Western and Central peaked at 418.6 per 1,000 female adults in 1960 and was at its lowest, 270.93 per 1,000 female adults, in 2024.
Africa Western and Central ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 418.6 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1961 | 415.98 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 412.73 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 410.46 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 407.99 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 405 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 403.15 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 404.76 per 1,000 female adults | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 396.89 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 395.31 per 1,000 female adults | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 390.53 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 386.37 per 1,000 female adults | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 378.84 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 373.88 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 368.51 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 363.26 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 359.56 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 353.88 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 349.28 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 345.32 per 1,000 female adults | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 342.13 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 338.58 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 335.9 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 334.45 per 1,000 female adults | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 333.63 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 333.76 per 1,000 female adults | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 335.73 per 1,000 female adults | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 335.53 per 1,000 female adults | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 335.04 per 1,000 female adults | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 335.12 per 1,000 female adults | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 337.37 per 1,000 female adults | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 339.63 per 1,000 female adults | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 339.04 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 337.29 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 340 per 1,000 female adults | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 341.65 per 1,000 female adults | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 345.23 per 1,000 female adults | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 347.99 per 1,000 female adults | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 351.93 per 1,000 female adults | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 350.84 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 348.81 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 349.38 per 1,000 female adults | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 348.49 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 346.01 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 341.94 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 337.05 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 333.99 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 328.86 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 325.27 per 1,000 female adults | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 326 per 1,000 female adults | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 318.42 per 1,000 female adults | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 315.4 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 312.26 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 309.13 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 307.36 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 304.98 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 301.29 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 298.22 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 293.78 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 292.17 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 290.37 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 299.19 per 1,000 female adults | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 283.81 per 1,000 female adults | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 273.29 per 1,000 female adults | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 270.93 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 407.09 per 1,000 female adults | 395.31 per 1,000 female adults | 418.6 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 366.94 per 1,000 female adults | 345.32 per 1,000 female adults | 390.53 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 335.99 per 1,000 female adults | 333.63 per 1,000 female adults | 342.13 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 343.1 per 1,000 female adults | 337.29 per 1,000 female adults | 351.93 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 338.58 per 1,000 female adults | 325.27 per 1,000 female adults | 349.38 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 305.3 per 1,000 female adults | 292.17 per 1,000 female adults | 318.42 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 283.52 per 1,000 female adults | 270.93 per 1,000 female adults | 299.19 per 1,000 female adults | 5 |
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- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0237 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, female in Africa Western and Central?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Africa Western and Central was 270.93 per 1,000 female adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 418.6 per 1,000 female adults in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 270.93 per 1,000 female adults in 2024.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.