Mortality rate age 1-11 months in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Mortality rate age 1-11 months was 27.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 27.06 for mortality rate age 1-11 months in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 1-11 months in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 60.6 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 27.06, in 2024.
That places West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 1st 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 West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.74 | — |
| 1991 | 58.34 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 58.05 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 57.79 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 57.48 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 57.03 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 60.6 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 59.55 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 57.67 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 56.2 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 54.47 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 52.52 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 50.47 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 48.41 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 46.33 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 41.68 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 39.85 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 38.11 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 36.48 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 36.85 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 33.89 | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 32.67 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 31.68 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 30.89 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 30.5 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 29.64 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 29.24 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.07 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.71 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 29.19 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 28.44 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 28.55 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 29.53 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 27.58 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 27.06 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.14 | 56.2 | 60.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.52 | 36.48 | 54.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.55 | 28.71 | 33.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.23 | 27.06 | 29.53 | 5 |
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More health data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 121,704 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 245,795 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
All data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 1-11 months in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 27.06 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6 in 1996.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.06 in 2024.
- How does West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for mortality rate age 1-11 months?
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 1st out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 1-11 months rising or falling in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this West and Central 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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