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Under-Five Mortality by African country

2024

Deaths before age five per 1,000 live births.

Africa, 202454 of 54 countries
61.8population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Nigeria · 115.6Lowest in 2024Libya · 9.8Reported in 20240 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 37.0Democratic Republic of the Congo — 89.7Somalia — 101.1Kenya — 38.8Sudan — 61.6Chad — 97.3South Africa — 35.1Lesotho — 60.0Zimbabwe — 64.7Botswana — 33.3Namibia — 39.5Senegal — 36.5Mali — 73.0Mauritania — 36.9Benin — 74.7Niger — 110.7Nigeria — 115.6Cameroon — 64.8Togo — 56.1Ghana — 35.9Cote d'Ivoire — 64.5Guinea — 92.1Guinea-Bissau — 67.3Liberia — 86.4Sierra Leone — 90.5Burkina Faso — 74.9Central African Republic — 89.7Republic of the Congo — 39.1Gabon — 32.6Equatorial Guinea — 68.0Zambia — 48.4Malawi — 48.8Mozambique — 59.4Eswatini — 45.1Angola — 49.0Burundi — 47.1Madagascar — 62.4Gambia — 42.4Tunisia — 12.1Algeria — 21.6Eritrea — 34.3Morocco — 15.7Egypt — 22.4Libya — 9.8Ethiopia — 44.5Djibouti — 48.9Uganda — 48.7Rwanda — 37.7South Sudan — 96.7Nigeria 115.6Nigeria 115.6Ethiopia 44.5Ethiopia 44.5Kenya 38.8Kenya 38.8South Africa 35.1South Africa 35.12024HIGHEST IN 2024Nigeria115.6Niger110.7Somalia101.1Chad97.3South Sudan96.7LOWEST IN 2024Libya9.8Cabo Verdenot drawn11.1Tunisia12.1Sao Tome and Principenot drawn13.6Seychellesnot drawn14.0PINNEDEthiopia44.531 of 54Kenya38.836 of 54South Africa35.142 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn39.0Mauritiusnot drawn15.4per 1,000 · quintiles of the observed range9.833.339.556.174.7115.6no record
20142024
WHO · 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 countries92.4
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries77.3
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries49.6
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries36.2
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries27.8
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2024 figure61.8

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
54 countries have a modelled 2024 figureThe provider estimated or projected it rather than measuring it that year. Those points are tagged Modelled in the table and drawn like any other on the map — read the tag before you quote the number.
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

Under-Five MortalityDeaths before age five per 1,000 live births.
SourceWHO, with processing by Africa API
Unitper 1,000
Last updated8 Aug 2026
Next expected updateAug 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 0 reported, 54 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. 0 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) — "Under-Five Mortality". Data adapted from WHO. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/under-five-mortality
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=under_five_mortality_rate&year=2024&limit=100

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Under-Five 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.

#CountryUnder-Five MortalityPeriod
1Nigeria115.62024
2Niger110.72024
3Somalia101.12024
4Chad97.32024
5South Sudan96.72024
6Guinea92.12024
7Sierra Leone90.52024
8Central African Republic89.72024
9Democratic Republic of the Congo89.72024
10Liberia86.42024
11Burkina Faso74.92024
12Benin74.72024
13Mali732024
14Equatorial Guinea682024
15Guinea-Bissau67.32024
16Cameroon64.82024
17Zimbabwe64.72024
18Cote d'Ivoire64.52024
19Madagascar62.42024
20Sudan61.62024
21Lesotho602024
22Mozambique59.42024
23Togo56.12024
24Angola492024
25Djibouti48.92024
26Malawi48.82024
27Uganda48.72024
28Zambia48.42024
29Burundi47.12024
30Eswatini45.12024
31Ethiopia44.52024
32Gambia42.42024
33Namibia39.52024
34Republic of the Congo39.12024
35Comoros392024
36Kenya38.82024
37Rwanda37.72024
38Tanzania372024
39Mauritania36.92024
40Senegal36.52024
41Ghana35.92024
42South Africa35.12024
43Eritrea34.32024
44Botswana33.32024
45Gabon32.62024
46Egypt22.42024
47Algeria21.62024
48Morocco15.72024
49Mauritius15.42024
50Seychelles142024
51Sao Tome and Principe13.62024
52Tunisia12.12024
53Cabo Verde11.12024
54Libya9.762024
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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