Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Mortality rate age 1-11 months was 21.18 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 1-11 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) stood at 21.18. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 1-11 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 61.92 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 21.18, in 2024.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 4th out of 48 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.59 | — |
| 1991 | 61.92 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 61.67 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 61.2 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 60.08 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 58.05 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 59.42 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 58.17 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 57.52 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 54.59 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 52.59 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 51.2 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 47.93 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 45.49 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 43.04 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 39.27 | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 37.06 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 35.01 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 33.13 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 32.49 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.52 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 31.02 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 28.05 | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 26.78 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 26.63 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 26.01 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 25.5 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.26 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 23.65 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 23.28 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 22.66 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.74 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 24.45 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 21.96 | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 21.18 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.32 | 54.59 | 61.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.72 | 32.49 | 52.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.67 | 23.28 | 31.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8 | 21.18 | 24.45 | 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 mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 216,647 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 400,909 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 1-11 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 21.18 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.92 in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.18 in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for mortality rate age 1-11 months?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 4th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 1-11 months rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 age 1-11 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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