Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.3701 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), 1980–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) is 0.3701, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) peaked at 0.3701 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2614, in 1988.
That places Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 48th out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2853 | — |
| 1981 | 0.2853 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2852 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2802 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2779 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2763 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2806 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2807 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2614 | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2823 | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2819 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2727 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2725 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2739 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2838 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2851 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2867 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2882 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2847 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2934 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2969 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2995 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3023 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3054 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3064 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3108 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3171 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3213 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3263 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3171 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3317 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3163 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3391 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3459 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.347 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3522 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3529 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.35 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3543 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3518 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3605 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.362 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3469 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3675 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3701 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2795 | 0.2614 | 0.2853 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2823 | 0.2725 | 0.2934 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3103 | 0.2969 | 0.3263 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3441 | 0.3163 | 0.3543 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3614 | 0.3469 | 0.3701 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
More health data for Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 133,525 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 170,974 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 245,204 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 108,425 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 524,603 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 220,104 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 111,679 (2024)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 8.85 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 10.31 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.81 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) was 0.3701 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3701 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2614 in 1988.
- How does Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) ranks 48th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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