Mortality rate, infant, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, infant, male was 51.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
51.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
6th
of 47 groups
All-time high
110.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
51.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 51.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 110.6 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 51.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 6th out of 47 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, infant, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 109.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 110.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 110 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 109.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 107.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 105.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 106 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 104.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 103.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 99 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 96.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 89.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 86.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 83.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 78.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 75.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 73 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 69.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 66.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 66.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 63 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 61.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 60.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 58.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 58.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 54.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 51.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.51 per 1,000 live births | 99 per 1,000 live births | 110.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.63 per 1,000 live births | 69.1 per 1,000 live births | 96.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.59 per 1,000 live births | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | 66.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | 51.8 per 1,000 live births | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 3 Niger 70.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 3 Somalia 70.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 5 Liberia 69.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 68.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Guinea 66 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 64.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5015 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 51.8 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, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 110.6 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.