Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.3831 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) is 0.3831, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 0.3831 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2558, in 1992.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 47th out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2618 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2564 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2558 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2561 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2582 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2637 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2586 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2603 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2591 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2665 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2696 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2703 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2772 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2818 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2874 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2995 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3061 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3127 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3203 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.319 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3309 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3253 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3417 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3481 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3472 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3495 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3516 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3513 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3637 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3648 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3705 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.363 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3546 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3777 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3831 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2597 | 0.2558 | 0.2665 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2944 | 0.2696 | 0.3203 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3474 | 0.3253 | 0.3648 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3698 | 0.3546 | 0.3831 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 400,909 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 0.3831 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3831 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2558 in 1992.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 47th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 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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