What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 179.18 per 1,000 live births in 1991.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 71.11 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 was 71.11 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

71.11 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

Rank

6th

of 47 groups

All-time high

179.18 per 1,000 live births

in 1991

All-time low

71.11 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1990–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 71.11 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 179.18 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 71.11 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990 to 2024.
Year	per 1,000 live births	Change
1990	178.2 per 1,000 live births	—
1991	179.18 per 1,000 live births	+0.5%
1992	178.06 per 1,000 live births	-0.6%
1993	176.38 per 1,000 live births	-0.9%
1994	173.06 per 1,000 live births	-1.9%
1995	168.27 per 1,000 live births	-2.8%
1996	169.18 per 1,000 live births	+0.5%
1997	165.38 per 1,000 live births	-2.2%
1998	164.23 per 1,000 live births	-0.7%
1999	155.62 per 1,000 live births	-5.2%
2000	150.45 per 1,000 live births	-3.3%
2001	146.15 per 1,000 live births	-2.9%
2002	138.83 per 1,000 live births	-5.0%
2003	132.89 per 1,000 live births	-4.3%
2004	127.56 per 1,000 live births	-4.0%
2005	119.71 per 1,000 live births	-6.2%
2006	113.98 per 1,000 live births	-4.8%
2007	109.09 per 1,000 live births	-4.3%
2008	104.38 per 1,000 live births	-4.3%
2009	102.31 per 1,000 live births	-2.0%
2010	97.16 per 1,000 live births	-5.0%
2011	96.69 per 1,000 live births	-0.5%
2012	90.73 per 1,000 live births	-6.2%
2013	87.57 per 1,000 live births	-3.5%
2014	86.66 per 1,000 live births	-1.0%
2015	84.78 per 1,000 live births	-2.2%
2016	83.19 per 1,000 live births	-1.9%
2017	82.23 per 1,000 live births	-1.2%
2018	78.78 per 1,000 live births	-4.2%
2019	77.72 per 1,000 live births	-1.3%
2020	75.74 per 1,000 live births	-2.5%
2021	77.03 per 1,000 live births	+1.7%
2022	77.91 per 1,000 live births	+1.1%
2023	73.14 per 1,000 live births	-6.1%
2024	71.11 per 1,000 live births	-2.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	170.76 per 1,000 live births	155.62 per 1,000 live births	179.18 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	124.54 per 1,000 live births	102.31 per 1,000 live births	150.45 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	86.55 per 1,000 live births	77.72 per 1,000 live births	97.16 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	74.98 per 1,000 live births	71.11 per 1,000 live births	77.91 per 1,000 live births	5

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

3 Somalia 101.1 per 1,000 live births compare
4 Chad 97.3 per 1,000 live births compare
5 South Sudan 96.7 per 1,000 live births compare
6 Guinea 92.1 per 1,000 live births compare
7 Sierra Leone 90.5 per 1,000 live births compare
8 Central African Republic 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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

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Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
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Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)

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

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 71.11 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 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 179.18 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 71.11 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.