Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched in West and Central Africa
West and Central Africa: Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched was 5.48 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
5.48
Change on year
down 15.0%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
9.55
in 2025
All-time low
5.48
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched in West and Central Africa, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
West and Central Africa recorded 5.48 for mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched in West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.55 | — |
| 2026 | 8.48 | -11.1% |
| 2027 | 8.2 | -3.4% |
| 2028 | 7.36 | -10.2% |
| 2029 | 6.45 | -12.4% |
| 2030 | 5.48 | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 8.01 | 6.45 | 9.55 | 5 |
| 2030s | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 1 |
Countries ranked near West and Central Africa
- 1 Saint Lucia 5.79 compare
- 2 Afghanistan 5.66 compare
- 2 Angola 5.66 compare
- 2 Burundi 5.66 compare
- 2 Benin 5.66 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 5.66 compare
- 2 Cameroon 5.66 compare
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.66 compare
- 2 Djibouti 5.66 compare
- 2 Ecuador 5.66 compare
- 2 Eritrea 5.66 compare
- 2 Guinea 5.66 compare
- 2 Gambia 5.66 compare
- 2 Guinea-Bissau 5.66 compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 5.66 compare
- 2 Kiribati 5.66 compare
- 2 Liberia 5.66 compare
- 2 Madagascar 5.66 compare
- 2 Mali 5.66 compare
- 2 Mozambique 5.66 compare
- 2 Mauritania 5.66 compare
- 2 Niger 5.66 compare
- 2 Nigeria 5.66 compare
- 2 Sudan 5.66 compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 5.66 compare
- 2 Somalia 5.66 compare
- 2 South Sudan 5.66 compare
- 2 Eswatini 5.66 compare
- 2 Chad 5.66 compare
- 2 Timor-Leste 5.66 compare
- 2 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.66 compare
- 2 South Africa 5.66 compare
- 2 Zimbabwe 5.66 compare
More health data for West and Central Africa
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate 0.2626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -0.4664 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate 0.1262 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1.21 million (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 712,753 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 56.41 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 655,585 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.92 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched in West and Central Africa?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched in West and Central Africa was 5.48 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched recorded in West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.55 in 2025.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched recorded in West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 in 2030.
- How does West and Central Africa rank for mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched?
- West and Central Africa ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched rising or falling in West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this West and Central Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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