Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Sub-Saharan Africa

Adult mortality rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 226.2 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 42.7%.

2024 226.2 per 1,000 −0.42% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 394.7 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 226.2 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–202420025030035040019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 394.7 per 1,0001962: 388.3 per 1,0001964: 381.4 per 1,0001966: 378.1 per 1,0001968: 369.3 per 1,0001970: 363.5 per 1,0001972: 360.8 per 1,0001974: 350.5 per 1,0001976: 342.3 per 1,0001978: 334.1 per 1,0001980: 326 per 1,0001982: 320.9 per 1,0001984: 329.2 per 1,0001986: 327.3 per 1,0001988: 326.7 per 1,0001990: 332.3 per 1,0001992: 342.6 per 1,0001994: 347.4 per 1,0001996: 353.7 per 1,0001998: 362.8 per 1,0002000: 359.8 per 1,0002002: 360.4 per 1,0002004: 354.5 per 1,0002006: 342 per 1,0002008: 324.7 per 1,0002010: 307.3 per 1,0002012: 290.6 per 1,0002014: 277.1 per 1,0002016: 265.4 per 1,0002018: 252 per 1,0002020: 245.3 per 1,0002022: 236.9 per 1,0002024: 226.2 per 1,000
Change over the period: −168.5 (−42.7%) Average annual rate: -0.87 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 226.2 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 226.2 −1 −0.42%
2023 227.1 −9.7 −4.11%
2022 236.9 −23.6 −9.06%
2021 260.5 +15.2 +6.19%
2020 245.3 −1.6 −0.63%
2019 246.8 −5.2 −2.07%
2018 252 −7.7 −2.96%
2017 259.7 −5.7 −2.13%
2016 265.4 −6.1 −2.26%
2015 271.5 −5.6 −2.02%
2014 277.1 −5.8 −2.07%
2013 283 −7.6 −2.62%
2012 290.6 −10.2 −3.38%
2011 300.8 −6.6 −2.13%
2010 307.3 −10.6 −3.33%
2009 317.9 −6.8 −2.11%
2008 324.7 −8.7 −2.6%
2007 333.4 −8.6 −2.51%
2006 342 −7.1 −2.03%
2005 349.1 −5.4 −1.54%
2004 354.5 −4 −1.11%
2003 358.5 −1.9 −0.53%
2002 360.4 −0.5 −0.13%
2001 360.9 +1.1 +0.31%
2000 359.8 −1.1 −0.3%
1999 360.9 −1.9 −0.52%
1998 362.8 +6.1 +1.71%
1997 356.6 +3 +0.85%
1996 353.7 +6.3 +1.8%
1995 347.4 −0 −0.01%
1994 347.4 +4.3 +1.24%
1993 343.2 +0.6 +0.16%
1992 342.6 +5 +1.49%
1991 337.6 +5.3 +1.6%
1990 332.3 +5.3 +1.61%
1989 327 +0.3 +0.09%
1988 326.7 +1.7 +0.53%
1987 325 −2.3 −0.7%
1986 327.3 −1 −0.32%
1985 328.3 −0.8 −0.25%
1984 329.2 +0.1 +0.04%
1983 329 +8.1 +2.53%
1982 320.9 −2.3 −0.71%
1981 323.2 −2.8 −0.85%
1980 326 −4.4 −1.32%
1979 330.3 −3.7 −1.12%
1978 334.1 −3.7 −1.09%
1977 337.8 −4.5 −1.31%
1976 342.3 −5.5 −1.59%
1975 347.8 −2.7 −0.78%
1974 350.5 −3.8 −1.07%
1973 354.3 −6.5 −1.79%
1972 360.8 +0.6 +0.16%
1971 360.2 −3.3 −0.91%
1970 363.5 −3.8 −1.05%
1969 367.4 −2 −0.54%
1968 369.3 −5.5 −1.47%
1967 374.8 −3.3 −0.87%
1966 378.1 −0.6 −0.15%
1965 378.7 −2.7 −0.71%
1964 381.4 −3.6 −0.94%
1963 385 −3.3 −0.85%
1962 388.3 −3.5 −0.88%
1961 391.8 −2.9 −0.74%
1960 394.7

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.