Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in (SDGRC) Central Africa

(SDGRC) Central Africa: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.3661 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3661
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
51st
of 58 groups
All-time high
0.3661
in 2024
All-time low
0.2113
in 2009
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in (SDGRC) Central Africa, 1980–2024

00.10.20.30.41980200220241980: 0.2961981: 0.2941982: 0.2911983: 0.2961984: 0.2971985: 0.2931986: 0.2951987: 0.2961988: 0.2951989: 0.2941990: 0.2911991: 0.2861992: 0.2851993: 0.281994: 0.2741995: 0.2721996: 0.2711997: 0.2671998: 0.2651999: 0.2632000: 0.2622001: 0.2622002: 0.2632003: 0.2662004: 0.2712005: 0.2752006: 0.2782007: 0.2812008: 0.2842009: 0.2112010: 0.2912011: 0.32012: 0.3052013: 0.3042014: 0.2932015: 0.322016: 0.322017: 0.3152018: 0.332019: 0.2882020: 0.3342021: 0.3162022: 0.2432023: 0.3572024: 0.366

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in (SDGRC) Central Africa is 0.3661, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in (SDGRC) Central Africa peaked at 0.3661 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2113, in 2009.

(SDGRC) Central Africa ranks 51st of 58 groups on this measure, 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 (SDGRC) Central Africa, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in (SDGRC) Central Africa, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 0.2957
1981 0.2939 -0.6%
1982 0.2905 -1.1%
1983 0.2965 +2.0%
1984 0.2967 +0.1%
1985 0.2931 -1.2%
1986 0.2948 +0.6%
1987 0.2959 +0.4%
1988 0.2947 -0.4%
1989 0.2937 -0.3%
1990 0.2908 -1.0%
1991 0.286 -1.6%
1992 0.2846 -0.5%
1993 0.2804 -1.5%
1994 0.2735 -2.4%
1995 0.2716 -0.7%
1996 0.2711 -0.2%
1997 0.2672 -1.4%
1998 0.2652 -0.7%
1999 0.2634 -0.7%
2000 0.2618 -0.6%
2001 0.2619 +0.1%
2002 0.2629 +0.4%
2003 0.2663 +1.3%
2004 0.271 +1.7%
2005 0.2747 +1.4%
2006 0.2775 +1.0%
2007 0.2808 +1.2%
2008 0.2845 +1.3%
2009 0.2113 -25.7%
2010 0.2905 +37.5%
2011 0.3001 +3.3%
2012 0.3051 +1.7%
2013 0.3043 -0.3%
2014 0.2927 -3.8%
2015 0.3201 +9.3%
2016 0.3204 +0.1%
2017 0.3152 -1.6%
2018 0.3301 +4.7%
2019 0.2876 -12.9%
2020 0.3338 +16.1%
2021 0.3164 -5.2%
2022 0.2433 -23.1%
2023 0.3573 +46.8%
2024 0.3661 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2946 0.2905 0.2967 10
1990s 0.2754 0.2634 0.2908 10
2000s 0.2653 0.2113 0.2845 10
2010s 0.3066 0.2876 0.3301 10
2020s 0.3234 0.2433 0.3661 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in (SDGRC) Central Africa was 0.3661 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.3661 in 2024.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2113 in 2009.
How does (SDGRC) Central Africa rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
(SDGRC) Central Africa ranks 51st out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this (SDGRC) Central Africa 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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Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
259 places, 9,238 data points, 1980–2024
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