Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained was 2.84 million in 2030. β¬ Flat
Latest (2030)
2.84 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
2.90 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.84 million
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, under-five deaths - current trends maintained in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 2.84 million. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2.88 million | 2.85 million | 2.90 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 2.84 million | 2.84 million | 2.84 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4985 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5015 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 370.24 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths - current trends maintained in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Under-five deaths - current trends maintained in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.84 million in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.90 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 million in 2030.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for under-five deaths - current trends maintained?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is under-five deaths - current trends maintained rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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