Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Africa (WHO regions)
Africa (WHO regions): Mortality rate age 1-11 months was 20.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Africa (WHO regions), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Africa (WHO regions) recorded 20.6 for mortality rate age 1-11 months in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 1-11 months in Africa (WHO regions) peaked at 59.02 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.6, in 2024.
That places Africa (WHO regions) 6th out of 48 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 Africa (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.02 | — |
| 1991 | 58.63 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 58.42 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 58.11 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 58.66 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 56.79 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 58.24 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 57.06 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 56.46 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 53.55 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 51.56 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 50.17 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 46.92 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 44.47 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 42 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 38.21 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 35.98 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 33.92 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 32.05 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 31.42 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 29.2 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 27.84 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 26.71 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 25.84 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 25.72 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 25.13 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 24.64 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 24.1 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 22.7 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 22.49 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.9 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 23.02 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 23.38 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 21.33 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 20.6 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5 | 53.55 | 59.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.67 | 31.42 | 51.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.44 | 22.49 | 29.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.05 | 20.6 | 23.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO regions)
More health data for Africa (WHO regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,408 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.81 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 788,826 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 24.72 (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 mortality rate age 1-11 months in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Africa (WHO regions) was 20.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.02 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6 in 2024.
- How does Africa (WHO regions) rank for mortality rate age 1-11 months?
- Africa (WHO regions) ranks 6th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 1-11 months rising or falling in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa (WHO regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 1-11 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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