Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Mortality rate age 1-11 months was 14.49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 14.49 for mortality rate age 1-11 months in 2024. 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 (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 65.69 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.49, in 2024.
That places Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 10th 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 Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 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 (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 7 Guinea 30.55 compare
- 8 Zimbabwe 29.46 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 29.44 compare
- 10 Lesotho 28.41 compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 26.98 compare
- 12 Chad 26.18 compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 20.66 compare
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 22,212 (2100)
- Child mortality rate 12.9 (2024)
- Child deaths 223,969 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 258,592 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 27.2 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 94,664 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 154,713 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 115,372 (2024)
All data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 1-11 months in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 14.49 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- 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 (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.49 in 2024.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for mortality rate age 1-11 months?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 10th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 1-11 months rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- 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 (UNICEF Prog.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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