Under-five mortality rate in SEAR
SEAR: Under-five mortality rate was 26.66 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.66
Change on year
down 4.3%
Rank
8th
of 17 groups
All-time high
167.04
in 1980
All-time low
26.66
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Under-five mortality rate in SEAR, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
SEAR recorded 26.66 for under-five mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five mortality rate in SEAR peaked at 167.04 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 26.66, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Under-five mortality rate in SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 167.04 | — |
| 1981 | 162.12 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 157.53 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 153.2 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 149.02 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 145.05 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 140.91 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 136.76 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 132.6 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 128.49 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 124.44 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 120.55 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 116.77 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 113.1 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 109.52 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 106.78 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 103.14 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 99.47 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 95.78 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 92.1 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 88.31 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 84.65 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 81.09 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 76.99 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 73.81 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 70.42 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 67.23 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 64.11 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 62.03 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 58.22 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 55.19 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 52.31 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 49.53 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 46.85 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 44.29 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 41.9 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 39.68 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 37.54 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 35.59 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 33.76 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 32.07 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 30.53 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 29.13 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 27.86 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 26.66 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 147.27 | 128.49 | 167.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.16 | 92.1 | 124.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.69 | 58.22 | 88.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.66 | 33.76 | 55.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.25 | 26.66 | 32.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SEAR
- 5 South Sudan 96.71 compare
- 6 Guinea 92.14 compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 90.5 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 89.73 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 89.68 compare
- 10 Liberia 86.39 compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 74.89 compare
More health data for SEAR
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 2,449 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 164 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 23.13 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 96.26 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 67,025 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.94 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 57,932 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 493.79 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 763.07 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 39.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five mortality rate in SEAR?
- Under-five mortality rate in SEAR was 26.66 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest under-five mortality rate recorded in SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 167.04 in 1980.
- What is the lowest under-five mortality rate recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.66 in 2024.
- How does SEAR rank for under-five mortality rate?
- SEAR ranks 8th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is under-five mortality rate rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SEAR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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