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Infant Mortality by African country

2024

Infant deaths before age one per 1,000 live births.

Africa, 202454 of 54 countries
42.0population-weighted average
Highest in 2024South Sudan · 71.9Lowest in 2024Libya · 7.9Reported in 202454 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 28.7Democratic Republic of the Congo — 56.4Somalia — 65.4Kenya — 34.2Sudan — 42.9Chad — 56.3South Africa — 24.2Lesotho — 56.3Zimbabwe — 62.4Botswana — 32.1Namibia — 36.4Senegal — 28.9Mali — 47.5Mauritania — 30.2Benin — 45.2Niger — 65.6Nigeria — 69.8Cameroon — 40.2Togo — 34.8Ghana — 27.5Cote d'Ivoire — 44.8Guinea — 59.8Guinea-Bissau — 42.1Liberia — 63.2Sierra Leone — 54.6Burkina Faso — 43.6Central African Republic — 58.8Republic of the Congo — 27.0Gabon — 25.9Equatorial Guinea — 47.6Zambia — 34.6Malawi — 38.0Mozambique — 43.7Eswatini — 42.2Angola — 32.1Burundi — 30.5Madagascar — 43.0Gambia — 32.7Tunisia — 9.7Algeria — 19.5Eritrea — 24.7Morocco — 14.7Egypt — 20.8Libya — 7.9Ethiopia — 34.5Djibouti — 43.0Uganda — 35.9Rwanda — 29.4South Sudan — 71.9Nigeria 69.8Nigeria 69.8Ethiopia 34.5Ethiopia 34.5Kenya 34.2Kenya 34.2South Africa 24.2South Africa 24.22024HIGHEST IN 2024South Sudan71.9Nigeria69.8Niger65.6Somalia65.4Liberia63.2LOWEST IN 2024Libya7.9Sao Tome and Principenot drawn9.2Tunisia9.7Cabo Verdenot drawn10.6Seychellesnot drawn12.9PINNEDEthiopia34.531 of 54Kenya34.232 of 54South Africa24.245 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn35.0Mauritiusnot drawn13.8per 1,000 · quintiles of the observed range7.924.732.742.154.671.9no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Western Africa16 of 16 countries57.4
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries48.5
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries37.8
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries26.3
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries23.0
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2024 figure42.0

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Infant MortalityInfant deaths before age one per 1,000 live births.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unitper 1,000
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2024
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Infant Mortality". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/infant-mortality
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=infant_mortality_rate&year=2024&limit=100

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Infant Mortality: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryInfant MortalityPeriod
1South Sudan71.92024
2Nigeria69.82024
3Niger65.62024
4Somalia65.42024
5Liberia63.22024
6Zimbabwe62.42024
7Guinea59.82024
8Central African Republic58.82024
9Democratic Republic of the Congo56.42024
10Chad56.32024
11Lesotho56.32024
12Sierra Leone54.62024
13Equatorial Guinea47.62024
14Mali47.52024
15Benin45.22024
16Cote d'Ivoire44.82024
17Mozambique43.72024
18Burkina Faso43.62024
19Djibouti432024
20Madagascar432024
21Sudan42.92024
22Eswatini42.22024
23Guinea-Bissau42.12024
24Cameroon40.22024
25Malawi382024
26Namibia36.42024
27Uganda35.92024
28Comoros352024
29Togo34.82024
30Zambia34.62024
31Ethiopia34.52024
32Kenya34.22024
33Gambia32.72024
34Angola32.12024
35Botswana32.12024
36Burundi30.52024
37Mauritania30.22024
38Rwanda29.42024
39Senegal28.92024
40Tanzania28.72024
41Ghana27.52024
42Republic of the Congo272024
43Gabon25.92024
44Eritrea24.72024
45South Africa24.22024
46Egypt20.82024
47Algeria19.52024
48Morocco14.72024
49Mauritius13.82024
50Seychelles12.92024
51Cabo Verde10.62024
52Tunisia9.72024
53Sao Tome and Principe9.22024
54Libya7.92024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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