Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Africa Western and Central

Africa Western and Central: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 74,188 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
74,188
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
12th
of 43 groups
All-time high
87,440
in 2022
All-time low
74,188
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Africa Western and Central, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 74.4k1991: 74.6k1992: 75.4k1993: 75.5k1994: 75.1k1995: 75.3k1996: 75.5k1997: 75.6k1998: 75.5k1999: 75.1k2000: 75.1k2001: 75.1k2002: 75.0k2003: 74.9k2004: 75.3k2005: 75.3k2006: 74.6k2007: 74.6k2008: 74.8k2009: 85.7k2010: 75.5k2011: 75.2k2012: 75.1k2013: 75.5k2014: 77.2k2015: 75.9k2016: 76.2k2017: 77.3k2018: 76.6k2019: 81.2k2020: 76.8k2021: 78.5k2022: 87.4k2023: 75.1k2024: 74.2k

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

Analysis

In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Africa Western and Central stood at 74,188. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Africa Western and Central peaked at 87,440 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74,188, in 2024.

That places Africa Western and Central 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Africa Western and Central, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Africa Western and Central, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 74,411
1991 74,554 +0.2%
1992 75,377 +1.1%
1993 75,540 +0.2%
1994 75,093 -0.6%
1995 75,290 +0.3%
1996 75,451 +0.2%
1997 75,582 +0.2%
1998 75,472 -0.1%
1999 75,136 -0.4%
2000 75,097 -0.1%
2001 75,068 -0.0%
2002 74,993 -0.1%
2003 74,863 -0.2%
2004 75,261 +0.5%
2005 75,265 +0.0%
2006 74,580 -0.9%
2007 74,613 +0.0%
2008 74,826 +0.3%
2009 85,675 +14.5%
2010 75,483 -11.9%
2011 75,193 -0.4%
2012 75,077 -0.2%
2013 75,538 +0.6%
2014 77,183 +2.2%
2015 75,939 -1.6%
2016 76,235 +0.4%
2017 77,309 +1.4%
2018 76,604 -0.9%
2019 81,196 +6.0%
2020 76,839 -5.4%
2021 78,519 +2.2%
2022 87,440 +11.4%
2023 75,137 -14.1%
2024 74,188 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 75,191 74,411 75,582 10
2000s 76,024 74,580 85,675 10
2010s 76,576 75,077 81,196 10
2020s 78,425 74,188 87,440 5

Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central

  1. 9 China 5,219 compare
  2. 10 Indonesia 4,655 compare
  3. 11 Madagascar 4,652 compare
  4. 12 Uganda 4,522 compare
  5. 13 Cameroon 4,117 compare
  6. 14 Somalia 4,071 compare
  7. 15 Mali 3,585 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Africa Western and Central?
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Africa Western and Central was 74,188 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Africa Western and Central?
The highest recorded value was 87,440 in 2022.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Africa Western and Central?
The lowest recorded value was 74,188 in 2024.
How does Africa Western and Central rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
Africa Western and Central ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years