Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Eastern and Southern Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa: Mortality rate age 1-11 months was 14.49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Eastern and Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 1-11 months in Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 14.49. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 1-11 months in Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 65.69 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.49, in 2024.
That places Eastern and Southern Africa 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.6 | — |
| 1991 | 65.69 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 65.53 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 64.84 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 62.93 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 59.24 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 58.34 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 56.86 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 57.48 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 53 | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 50.69 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 49.87 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 45.26 | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 42.4 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 39.54 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 36.69 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 34.04 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 31.61 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 29.43 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 27.6 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 26.7 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 29.13 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 23.84 | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 21.96 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 22.09 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 21.76 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.14 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 20.84 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.83 | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 16.57 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 16.15 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 18.32 | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 18.73 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 15.57 | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 14.49 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.65 | 53 | 65.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.71 | 27.6 | 50.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.19 | 16.57 | 29.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.65 | 14.49 | 18.73 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -0.5542 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 13.43 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 254,739 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 37.3 (2024)
- Infant deaths 686,654 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 50.23 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.01 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 1-11 months in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Eastern and Southern Africa was 14.49 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 65.69 in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.49 in 2024.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa rank for mortality rate age 1-11 months?
- Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 1-11 months rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 1-11 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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