Mortality rate age 10-14 in Eastern and Southern Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa: Mortality rate age 10-14 was 4.19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 10-14 in Eastern and Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 4.19 for mortality rate age 10-14 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-14 in Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 16.79 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.19, 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 10-14 in Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.18 | — |
| 1991 | 13.66 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 14.67 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 14.77 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.79 | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 11.72 | -30.2% |
| 1996 | 11.48 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 11.09 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 12.25 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 9.85 | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 9.42 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 9.51 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.79 | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 8.46 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 8.23 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.91 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 7.46 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 7.08 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 6.79 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 6.44 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 6.27 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 6.89 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 5.78 | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 5.48 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.5 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.45 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.49 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.75 | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 4.43 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 4.41 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.82 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 4.86 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.36 | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 4.19 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.95 | 9.85 | 16.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.01 | 6.44 | 9.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.54 | 4.43 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 | 4.19 | 4.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa
- 3 Central African Republic 10.3 compare
- 4 Chad 9.71 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 9.55 compare
- 6 Nigeria 8.77 compare
- 7 Somalia 8.5 compare
- 8 South Sudan 8.22 compare
- 9 Burundi 7.97 compare
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Neonatal deaths 468,320 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 50.23 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.01 million (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 254,739 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 37.3 (2024)
- Infant deaths 686,654 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 13.43 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 22.65 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-14 in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Mortality rate age 10-14 in Eastern and Southern Africa was 4.19 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-14 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.79 in 1994.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-14 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 in 2024.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa rank for mortality rate age 10-14?
- Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-14 rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 10-14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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