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
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in (SDGRC) Central Africa, 1980–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) Central Africa
More health data for (SDGRC) Central Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,121 (2100)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 19,461 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 18,515 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 34,456 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 13,047 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 66,018 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 28,042 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 14,995 (2024)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.9 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.88 (2022)
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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