Mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mortality rate, under-5, male was 76.33 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 76.33 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 187.85 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 76.33 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 186.89 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 187.85 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 186.73 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 184.94 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 181.59 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 176.72 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 177.66 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 173.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 172.62 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 163.84 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 158.51 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 154.13 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 146.64 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 140.57 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 135.11 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 127.18 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 121.26 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 116.22 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 111.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 109.14 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 103.77 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 103.16 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.07 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 93.79 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 92.73 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 90.68 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 89 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 87.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 84.42 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 83.26 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 81.23 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 82.44 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 83.26 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 78.43 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 76.33 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 179.26 per 1,000 live births | 163.84 per 1,000 live births | 187.85 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.02 per 1,000 live births | 109.14 per 1,000 live births | 158.51 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.59 per 1,000 live births | 83.26 per 1,000 live births | 103.77 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.34 per 1,000 live births | 76.33 per 1,000 live births | 83.26 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 2 Niger 114.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 3 Somalia 106.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 4 Chad 103.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 5 South Sudan 102.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Guinea 98.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 97.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 96.1 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, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 76.33 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, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 187.85 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.33 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.