Mortality rate, under-5, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, under-5, female was 65.64 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
65.64 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
6th
of 47 groups
All-time high
170.06 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
65.64 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female 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
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 65.64 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 170.06 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 65.64 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 47 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, under-5, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 169.03 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 170.06 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 169.01 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 167.32 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 164.07 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 159.37 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 160.31 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 156.53 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 155.46 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 146.98 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 141.96 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 137.81 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 130.65 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 124.83 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 119.61 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 111.91 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 106.28 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 101.57 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 97.03 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 95.15 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 89.87 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.06 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 81.03 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 80.29 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 77.08 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 76.21 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 72.86 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 71.84 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 69.94 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 71.28 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 72.22 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 67.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 65.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 161.81 per 1,000 live births | 146.98 per 1,000 live births | 170.06 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.68 per 1,000 live births | 95.15 per 1,000 live births | 141.96 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2 per 1,000 live births | 71.84 per 1,000 live births | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.34 per 1,000 live births | 65.64 per 1,000 live births | 72.22 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 3 Somalia 95.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 4 South Sudan 91.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 5 Chad 91 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Guinea 85.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 84.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 83.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 81.8 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 65.64 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, under-5, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 170.06 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.64 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.