What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 102.87 per 1,000 live births in 1991.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 47.12 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, infant?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, infant was 47.12 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

47.12 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 2.3%

Rank

5th

of 47 groups

All-time high

102.87 per 1,000 live births

in 1991

All-time low

47.12 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1990–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 47.12 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 102.87 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 47.12 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990 to 2024.
Year	per 1,000 live births	Change
1990	102.1 per 1,000 live births	—
1991	102.87 per 1,000 live births	+0.8%
1992	102.29 per 1,000 live births	-0.6%
1993	101.46 per 1,000 live births	-0.8%
1994	100.06 per 1,000 live births	-1.4%
1995	97.59 per 1,000 live births	-2.5%
1996	98.4 per 1,000 live births	+0.8%
1997	96.63 per 1,000 live births	-1.8%
1998	96.17 per 1,000 live births	-0.5%
1999	91.66 per 1,000 live births	-4.7%
2000	88.91 per 1,000 live births	-3.0%
2001	86.69 per 1,000 live births	-2.5%
2002	82.65 per 1,000 live births	-4.7%
2003	79.46 per 1,000 live births	-3.9%
2004	76.46 per 1,000 live births	-3.8%
2005	72.11 per 1,000 live births	-5.7%
2006	69.11 per 1,000 live births	-4.2%
2007	66.52 per 1,000 live births	-3.7%
2008	64.12 per 1,000 live births	-3.6%
2009	62.96 per 1,000 live births	-1.8%
2010	60.56 per 1,000 live births	-3.8%
2011	60.54 per 1,000 live births	-0.0%
2012	57.22 per 1,000 live births	-5.5%
2013	55.6 per 1,000 live births	-2.8%
2014	55.13 per 1,000 live births	-0.8%
2015	54.24 per 1,000 live births	-1.6%
2016	53.48 per 1,000 live births	-1.4%
2017	52.95 per 1,000 live births	-1.0%
2018	51.11 per 1,000 live births	-3.5%
2019	50.48 per 1,000 live births	-1.2%
2020	49.58 per 1,000 live births	-1.8%
2021	50.36 per 1,000 live births	+1.6%
2022	50.76 per 1,000 live births	+0.8%
2023	48.24 per 1,000 live births	-5.0%
2024	47.12 per 1,000 live births	-2.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	98.92 per 1,000 live births	91.66 per 1,000 live births	102.87 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	74.9 per 1,000 live births	62.96 per 1,000 live births	88.91 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	55.13 per 1,000 live births	50.48 per 1,000 live births	60.56 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	49.21 per 1,000 live births	47.12 per 1,000 live births	50.76 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

2 Nigeria 69.8 per 1,000 live births compare
3 Niger 65.6 per 1,000 live births compare
4 Somalia 65.4 per 1,000 live births compare
5 Liberia 63.2 per 1,000 live births compare
6 Zimbabwe 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
7 Guinea 59.8 per 1,000 live births compare
8 Central African Republic 58.8 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)
Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Mortality rate, infant in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 47.12 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 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 102.87 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 47.12 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, infant?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.