Mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and Southern Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 6.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and Southern Africa is 6.2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 26.82 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.2, in 2024.
Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 5th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.81 | — |
| 1991 | 26.16 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 26.82 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 26.37 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 26.53 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 22.42 | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 21.89 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 21.02 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 22.39 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 18.72 | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 17.72 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 17.5 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.04 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 15.27 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 14.63 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 13.83 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 12.8 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 11.93 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 11.3 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 10.53 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 10.11 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 10.97 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 9.1 | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 8.41 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 8.52 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.51 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.4 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.44 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.2 | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 6.66 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 6.6 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.2 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 7.28 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 6.52 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 6.2 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.81 | 18.72 | 26.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.15 | 10.53 | 17.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.63 | 6.66 | 10.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 | 6.2 | 7.28 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa
- 2 Niger 17.82 compare
- 3 Somalia 14.09 compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 13.71 compare
- 5 Nigeria 13.47 compare
- 6 South Sudan 13.45 compare
- 7 Madagascar 11.63 compare
- 8 Benin 11.42 compare
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.01 million (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 254,739 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 50.23 (2024)
- Infant deaths 686,654 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 37.3 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 13.43 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 468,320 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 22.65 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and Southern Africa was 6.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 26.82 in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 in 2024.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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