Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in Eastern and Southern Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa: Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met was 24.19 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
24.19
Change on year
down 10.6%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
43.35
in 2025
All-time low
24.19
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Eastern and Southern Africa is 24.19, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.35 | — |
| 2026 | 38.39 | -11.5% |
| 2027 | 34.08 | -11.2% |
| 2028 | 30.33 | -11.0% |
| 2029 | 27.06 | -10.8% |
| 2030 | 24.19 | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 34.64 | 27.06 | 43.35 | 5 |
| 2030s | 24.19 | 24.19 | 24.19 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa
- 1 Angola 25 compare
- 1 Burundi 25 compare
- 1 Benin 25 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 25 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 25 compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 25 compare
- 1 Cameroon 25 compare
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 25 compare
- 1 Congo 25 compare
- 1 Fiji 25 compare
- 1 Guinea 25 compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 25 compare
- 1 Haiti 25 compare
- 1 Kiribati 25 compare
- 1 Liberia 25 compare
- 1 Madagascar 25 compare
- 1 Mali 25 compare
- 1 Mozambique 25 compare
- 1 Malawi 25 compare
- 1 Niger 25 compare
- 1 Nigeria 25 compare
- 1 Pakistan 25 compare
- 1 Papua New Guinea 25 compare
- 1 Rwanda 25 compare
- 1 Sudan 25 compare
- 1 Sierra Leone 25 compare
- 1 Somalia 25 compare
- 1 South Sudan 25 compare
- 1 Chad 25 compare
- 1 Togo 25 compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 25 compare
- 1 Uganda 25 compare
- 1 South Africa 25 compare
- 1 Zambia 25 compare
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.01 million (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 50.23 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 254,739 (2024)
- Infant deaths 686,654 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 37.3 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 13.43 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 290,821 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 22.65 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Eastern and Southern Africa was 24.19 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43.35 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.19 in 2030.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa rank for under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met?
- Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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