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Under-five mortality rate — Northern Africa

Under-five mortality rate in Northern Africa in 2024 — 27.8 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 89.7%.

2024 27.8 per 1,000 −4.5% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 271.2 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 26.7 per 1,0002022

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Northern Africa, 1960–2024010020030019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 271.2 per 1,0001962: 259.2 per 1,0001964: 246.3 per 1,0001966: 235.2 per 1,0001968: 225.9 per 1,0001970: 217.7 per 1,0001972: 208.7 per 1,0001974: 197 per 1,0001976: 182.4 per 1,0001978: 166.5 per 1,0001980: 150.2 per 1,0001982: 132.9 per 1,0001984: 121.6 per 1,0001986: 100.8 per 1,0001988: 115.3 per 1,0001990: 82.8 per 1,0001992: 76.7 per 1,0001994: 70.8 per 1,0001996: 64.8 per 1,0001998: 65.5 per 1,0002000: 54.2 per 1,0002002: 49.8 per 1,0002004: 47.7 per 1,0002006: 42.2 per 1,0002008: 39 per 1,0002010: 36.3 per 1,0002012: 34.1 per 1,0002014: 32.1 per 1,0002016: 30.6 per 1,0002018: 29.3 per 1,0002020: 28 per 1,0002022: 26.7 per 1,0002024: 27.8 per 1,000
Change over the period: −243.4 (−89.75%) Average annual rate: -3.5 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Africa 27.8 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 27.8 −1.3 −4.5%
2023 29.1 +2.4 +8.95%
2022 26.7 −0.7 −2.41%
2021 27.4 −0.6 −2.16%
2020 28 −0.7 −2.34%
2019 28.7 −0.6 −2.13%
2018 29.3 −0.6 −2.09%
2017 29.9 −0.7 −2.22%
2016 30.6 −0.7 −2.35%
2015 31.3 −0.8 −2.56%
2014 32.1 −0.9 −2.74%
2013 33 −1 −3.01%
2012 34.1 −1.2 −3.4%
2011 35.3 −1.1 −2.92%
2010 36.3 −1.3 −3.38%
2009 37.6 −1.4 −3.59%
2008 39 −1.5 −3.8%
2007 40.5 −1.6 −3.88%
2006 42.2 −3.8 −8.27%
2005 46 −1.7 −3.57%
2004 47.7 +0 +0.08%
2003 47.6 −2.1 −4.25%
2002 49.8 −2.2 −4.23%
2001 52 −2.3 −4.2%
2000 54.2 −2.5 −4.33%
1999 56.7 −8.8 −13.45%
1998 65.5 +3.5 +5.67%
1997 62 −2.8 −4.38%
1996 64.8 −3 −4.4%
1995 67.8 −3 −4.18%
1994 70.8 −3 −4.01%
1993 73.7 −3 −3.87%
1992 76.7 −3 −3.76%
1991 79.7 −3.1 −3.75%
1990 82.8 −3.4 −3.94%
1989 86.2 −29.1 −25.24%
1988 115.3 +20.3 +21.35%
1987 95 −5.8 −5.77%
1986 100.8 −12.8 −11.23%
1985 113.6 −8.1 −6.62%
1984 121.6 −8.7 −6.69%
1983 130.4 −2.6 −1.94%
1982 132.9 −8.8 −6.18%
1981 141.7 −8.5 −5.65%
1980 150.2 −8.3 −5.23%
1979 158.5 −8 −4.82%
1978 166.5 −8.1 −4.63%
1977 174.6 −7.8 −4.3%
1976 182.4 −7.6 −3.98%
1975 190 −7 −3.56%
1974 197 −6.3 −3.11%
1973 203.3 −5.4 −2.58%
1972 208.7 −4.7 −2.2%
1971 213.4 −4.3 −1.96%
1970 217.7 −4.1 −1.86%
1969 221.8 −4.1 −1.82%
1968 225.9 −4.4 −1.91%
1967 230.3 −4.9 −2.06%
1966 235.2 −5.3 −2.22%
1965 240.5 −5.8 −2.35%
1964 246.3 −6.2 −2.47%
1963 252.5 −6.6 −2.56%
1962 259.2 −5.6 −2.11%
1961 264.8 −6.4 −2.37%
1960 271.2 — —

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.

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