Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.3417 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 0.3417 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 0.3417 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2516, in 1996.
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 55th of 58 groups on this measure, 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 West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2564 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2566 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2576 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2584 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2589 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2612 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2516 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2521 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2551 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2586 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2616 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2638 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2663 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2692 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2724 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2861 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2905 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2948 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2999 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2929 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3084 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3132 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3164 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3186 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3196 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3237 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3247 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3253 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3273 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3228 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.329 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3306 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3226 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3393 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3417 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2566 | 0.2516 | 0.2612 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2797 | 0.2616 | 0.2999 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.32 | 0.3084 | 0.3273 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3326 | 0.3226 | 0.3417 | 5 |
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More health data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 245,795 (2024)
All data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 0.3417 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3417 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2516 in 1996.
- How does West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 55th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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