Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Middle Africa

Under-five mortality rate in Middle Africa in 2024 — 77.3 per 1,000. Since 1965, the indicator has fallen by 68.4%.

2024 77.3 per 1,000 −2.24% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 244.4 per 1,0001965
Period minimum 77.3 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1965–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Middle Africa, 1965–20240100200300196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 244.4 per 1,0001966: 239.3 per 1,0001967: 233.7 per 1,0001968: 227.8 per 1,0001969: 237 per 1,0001970: 232.9 per 1,0001971: 228.8 per 1,0001972: 224.9 per 1,0001973: 221.2 per 1,0001974: 217.7 per 1,0001975: 214.5 per 1,0001976: 211.3 per 1,0001977: 208.3 per 1,0001978: 204.8 per 1,0001979: 201.5 per 1,0001980: 203.3 per 1,0001981: 199.7 per 1,0001982: 196.4 per 1,0001983: 193 per 1,0001984: 189.8 per 1,0001985: 186.9 per 1,0001986: 184.3 per 1,0001987: 182 per 1,0001988: 180 per 1,0001989: 178.3 per 1,0001990: 176.8 per 1,0001991: 175.6 per 1,0001992: 174.6 per 1,0001993: 173.7 per 1,0001994: 172.8 per 1,0001995: 171.6 per 1,0001996: 192.3 per 1,0001997: 189.6 per 1,0001998: 182.6 per 1,0001999: 178.5 per 1,0002000: 173.5 per 1,0002001: 168 per 1,0002002: 162.1 per 1,0002003: 156 per 1,0002004: 149.5 per 1,0002005: 128.5 per 1,0002006: 122.6 per 1,0002007: 116.9 per 1,0002008: 111.7 per 1,0002009: 119.2 per 1,0002010: 103.3 per 1,0002011: 98.7 per 1,0002012: 95.4 per 1,0002013: 93.1 per 1,0002014: 92.3 per 1,0002015: 88.2 per 1,0002016: 87 per 1,0002017: 86.6 per 1,0002018: 84.6 per 1,0002019: 87.8 per 1,0002020: 83.4 per 1,0002021: 84 per 1,0002022: 89.1 per 1,0002023: 79.1 per 1,0002024: 77.3 per 1,000
Change over the period: −167.1 (−68.37%) Average annual rate: -1.93 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa

Middle Africa 77.3 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 77.3 −1.8 −2.24%
2023 79.1 −10 −11.22%
2022 89.1 +5.1 +6.01%
2021 84 +0.6 +0.77%
2020 83.4 −4.4 −5%
2019 87.8 +3.1 +3.7%
2018 84.6 −2 −2.3%
2017 86.6 −0.4 −0.45%
2016 87 −1.2 −1.31%
2015 88.2 −4.1 −4.42%
2014 92.3 −0.8 −0.85%
2013 93.1 −2.3 −2.43%
2012 95.4 −3.3 −3.38%
2011 98.7 −4.6 −4.47%
2010 103.3 −15.9 −13.35%
2009 119.2 +7.5 +6.73%
2008 111.7 −5.2 −4.45%
2007 116.9 −5.6 −4.6%
2006 122.6 −6 −4.65%
2005 128.5 −21 −14.02%
2004 149.5 −6.5 −4.15%
2003 156 −6.1 −3.78%
2002 162.1 −5.9 −3.51%
2001 168 −5.6 −3.2%
2000 173.5 −5 −2.78%
1999 178.5 −4.1 −2.27%
1998 182.6 −6.9 −3.65%
1997 189.6 −2.7 −1.41%
1996 192.3 +20.6 +12.02%
1995 171.6 −1.1 −0.65%
1994 172.8 −0.9 −0.54%
1993 173.7 −0.9 −0.52%
1992 174.6 −1 −0.58%
1991 175.6 −1.1 −0.65%
1990 176.8 −1.5 −0.84%
1989 178.3 −1.7 −0.97%
1988 180 −2 −1.09%
1987 182 −2.3 −1.24%
1986 184.3 −2.6 −1.4%
1985 186.9 −2.9 −1.54%
1984 189.8 −3.2 −1.64%
1983 193 −3.4 −1.72%
1982 196.4 −3.3 −1.67%
1981 199.7 −3.6 −1.79%
1980 203.3 +1.8 +0.89%
1979 201.5 −3.3 −1.6%
1978 204.8 −3.4 −1.66%
1977 208.3 −3.1 −1.45%
1976 211.3 −3.2 −1.49%
1975 214.5 −3.2 −1.45%
1974 217.7 −3.5 −1.58%
1973 221.2 −3.7 −1.65%
1972 224.9 −3.9 −1.71%
1971 228.8 −4.1 −1.75%
1970 232.9 −4.1 −1.74%
1969 237 +9.2 +4.05%
1968 227.8 −5.9 −2.53%
1967 233.7 −5.6 −2.35%
1966 239.3 −5.1 −2.09%
1965 244.4

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.