Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.33 million against 297,646 in India as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?

1.03 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of under-five deaths, female

India

297,646

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.33 million

in 2024

India rank

2nd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

5th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

India
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.33 million against 297,646 in India, a difference of 1.03 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.5 times India's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.58 million	1.93 million	348,676	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	1.08 million	1.71 million	629,880	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	582,315	1.43 million	851,110	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	336,986	1.37 million	1.03 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.33 million against 297,646 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 1.03 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.