Mortality rate, infant, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mortality rate, infant, female was 42.15 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
42.15 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
4th
of 47 groups
All-time high
94.77 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
42.15 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 42.15 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 94.77 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 42.15 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.96 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 94.77 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 94.22 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 93.38 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 92.02 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 89.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 90.44 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 88.73 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 88.35 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.98 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 81.34 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 79.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 75.29 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 72.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 69.28 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 65.06 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 62.17 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 59.74 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 57.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 56.52 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 54.26 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 54.38 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.23 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 49.71 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 49.39 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 48.64 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 47.95 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 47.48 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 45.71 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 45.13 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 44.32 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 45.13 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 43.16 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 42.15 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.95 per 1,000 live births | 83.98 per 1,000 live births | 94.77 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.83 per 1,000 live births | 56.52 per 1,000 live births | 81.34 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.39 per 1,000 live births | 45.13 per 1,000 live births | 54.38 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.07 per 1,000 live births | 42.15 per 1,000 live births | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 South Sudan 66.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 2 Nigeria 63.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 3 Niger 60.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 4 Somalia 60 per 1,000 live births compare
- 5 Liberia 56.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 55.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Guinea 53.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 42.15 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.77 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.15 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.