Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female was 8.03 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2024
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. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 8.03 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 24.29 per 1,000 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.03 per 1,000, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.24 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 24.14 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 24.29 per 1,000 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 23.88 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 23.4 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 21.49 per 1,000 | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 21.76 per 1,000 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 21.1 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 21.35 per 1,000 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 19.35 per 1,000 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 18.62 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 18.3 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 17.32 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 16.71 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 16.19 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 15.04 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 14.2 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 13.51 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 13 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 13.18 per 1,000 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.01 per 1,000 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 12.17 per 1,000 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 11.08 per 1,000 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 10.57 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 10.54 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.28 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.07 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 10 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.23 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 9.13 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.72 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 8.99 per 1,000 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 9.42 per 1,000 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 8.31 per 1,000 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 8.03 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5 per 1,000 | 19.35 per 1,000 | 24.29 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.61 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 | 18.62 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.51 per 1,000 | 9.13 per 1,000 | 12.17 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.69 per 1,000 | 8.03 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 8.03 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.29 per 1,000 in 1992.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.03 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.